area of cardiac dullness
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area of superficial cardiac dullness — a triangular area of dullness observed on percussion of the chest, corresponding to that area of the heart not covered by lung tissue … Medical dictionary
area — 1. [TA] Any circumscribed surface or space. 2. All of the part supplied by a given artery or nerve. 3. A part of an organ having a special function, as the motor a. of the brain. SEE ALSO … Medical dictionary
Bamberger area — an area of cardiac dullness in the left intercostal region, suggestive of pericardial effusion … Medical dictionary
ACD — Abbreviation for acid citrate dextrose. * * * absolute cardiac dullness; absolute claudication distance; acid citrate dextrose [solution]; actinomycin D; active compression decompression; adult celiac disease; advanced care directive; allergic… … Medical dictionary
ACD — • absolute cardiac dullness; • absolute claudication distance; • acid citrate dextrose [solution]; • actinomycin D; • active compression decompression; • adult celiac disease; • advanced care directive; • allergic contact dermatitis; • alopecia… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Abrams heart reflex — contraction of the myocardium, with reduction in the area of cardiac dullness, which results when the skin of the precordial region is irritated. It is observed with the fluoroscope … Medical dictionary
pectus — noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates • Syn: ↑thorax, ↑chest • Derivationally related forms: ↑chesty (for: ↑chest) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cardiotopometry — car·dio·to·pom·e·try (kahr″de o tə pomґə tre) [cardio (1) + topo + metry] measurement of the area of superficial cardiac dullness observed in percussion of the chest … Medical dictionary
Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
