A disc protrusion is a medical condition that can occur in some vertebrates, including humans, in which the outermost layers of the anulus fibrosus of...
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Anatomical terms of motion (redirect from Protrusion)
making contact between the teeth. Protrusion and retrusion are sometimes used to describe the anterior (protrusion) and posterior (retrusion) movement...
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Adam's apple (redirect from Laryngeal protrusion)
The Adam's apple is the protrusion in the neck formed by the angle of the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx, typically visible in men, less frequently...
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Fish jaw (redirect from Jaw protrusion)
feeding mechanisms. Especially advanced are the linkage mechanisms of jaw protrusion. For suction feeding a system of linked four-bar linkages is responsible...
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lumbar) disc protrusions, slightly positive or negative in L4–L5 disc protrusions, and negative in cases of lumbosacral disc protrusion. To perform a...
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micrognathism, although combinations of both are found. Alveolar prognathism is a protrusion of that portion of the maxilla where the teeth are located, in the dental...
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called pigeon chest, is a malformation of the chest characterized by a protrusion of the sternum and ribs. It is distinct from the related malformation...
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Piezogenic papules are protrusions of fat that form within the subcutaneous tissue of the skin. They are typically found on the heels or wrists. They...
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Aquatic feeding mechanisms (section Jaw protrusion)
feeding mechanisms, such as filter feeding, ram feeding, suction feeding, protrusion, and pivot feeding. Most underwater predators combine more than one of...
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Goodman is a woman who holds the world record for the farthest eyeball protrusion (0.47 inches). She lives in Chicago, Illinois. One day, she discovered...
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A staphyloma is an abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through a weak point in the eyeball. The protrusion is generally black in colour, due to the...
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Schmorl's nodes are protrusions of the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc through the vertebral body endplate and into the adjacent vertebra...
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eyestalk (sometimes spelled eye stalk and also known as an ommatophore) is a protrusion that extends an eye away from the body, giving the eye a better field...
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surgical intervention for both cystocele (protrusion of the urinary bladder into the vagina) and rectocele (protrusion of the rectum into the vagina).[citation...
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Protrusion of the bones of the skull, typically the forehead...
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Sling-jaw wrasse (section Extreme jaw protrusion)
longer pectoral fins. The sling-jaw wrasse possesses the most extreme jaw protrusion found among fishes. The species can extend its jaws up to 65% the length...
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heads are said to be at a maximum anterior-inferior position. Maximum Protrusion. This position is where condyles are in the most anterior position, and...
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The top of the triglyphs meet the protrusion of the cornice from the entablature. The underside of this protrusion is decorated with mutules, tablets...
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beside + podia, feet; pl.: parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from the body. Parapodia are predominantly found in annelids, where they...
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from 2–9 mm; these patients had either intervertebral disc bulging or protrusion on CT examination ranging from 3–7 mm into the spinal canal. Fourteen...
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centuries. It consisted of a spearhead mounted on a long wooden shaft, with protrusions on the sides which aided in parrying sword thrusts. The partisan was...
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A trunnion (from Old French trognon 'trunk') is a cylindrical protrusion used as a mounting or pivoting point. First associated with cannons, they are...
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pterygoid muscle, but it is stronger and superficial fibres can cause protrusion. The masseter muscle can become enlarged in patients who habitually clench...
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variation of a joystick, consisting of a protrusion from the controller; input is based on the position of this protrusion in relation to the default "center"...
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including sensory cells, gland cells and stinging cells. There may also be protrusions such as microvilli, cilia, bristles, spines and tubercles. Marcello Malpighi...
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urethra and rectum. It may correct protrusion of the urinary bladder into the vagina (cystocele) and protrusion of the rectum (rectocele) into the vagina...
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Diastasis recti. 72-year-old man, epigastric protrusion when raising the head....
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used in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries. Some designs had protrusions from the middle or base of the blades, making the head similar in profile...
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umbilical cord scar. This form is similar in appearance to a coffee bean. Protrusion: The umbilical cord remnant is completely divulged, exposing the full...
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