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DIASTASIS - 2 reference results
Diastasis
Diastasis may mean:

  • Diastasis (pathology) is the separation of parts of the body that are normally joined together, such as the separation of certain abdominal muscles during pregnancy, or of adjacent bones without fracture.
  • Diastasis (physiology) is the central stage of diastole during the cycle of a heartbeat

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Is diastasis recti clinically significant?(Consultations)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008; Why is diastasis recti not mentioned when referring to obesity and girthKENNETH R.KAISCH, MD, San Antonio Diastasis recti refers...
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diastasis
Jan 01, 2008; diastasis (dy- ast x103;-sis) n. dislocation of bones at an immovable or slightly movable joint, as at the pubic symphysis.
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Bladder incarceration following anterior external fixation of a traumatic pubic symphysis diastasis treated with immediate open reduction and internal fixation.(Case study)
Oct 19, 2008; Authors: Ryan P Finnan [1]; Michael A Herbenick [1]; Michael J Prayson (corresponding author) [1]; Mary C McCarthy [2] Background...
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Lipodystrophy problems continue.(Treatments for muscle separation)(Diastasis rectus abdominis)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2005; In addition to the typical characteristics of lipodystrophy, a new feature has recently been reported in the journal HIV Medicine...
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diastasis recti abdominis
Oct 01, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 diastasis recti abdominis, the abnormal separation of the two rectus muscles along the...
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