- Truncal
- Truncal Trun"cal, a. Of or pertaining to the trunk, or body. [1913 Webster]
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Truncal
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truncal — Relating to the trunk of the body or to any arterial or nerve trunk, etc. * * * trun·cal trəŋ kəl adj of or relating to the trunk of the body or of a bodily part (as a nerve) <truncal obesity> * * * trun·cal (trungґkəl) pertaining to… … Medical dictionary
truncal — adjective Of or pertaining to the trunk (of the body) … Wiktionary
truncal — adjective Medicine of or affecting the trunk of the body, or of a nerve … English new terms dictionary
truncal — trun·cal … English syllables
truncal — adj. of or relating to the trunk of a body or a tree … Useful english dictionary
Truncal valve — Truncus valve is a single large arterial vessel coming out of the heart and overriding a large hold between the two ventricles known as ventricular septal defect (VSD).ources* http://www.childrenheartinstitute.org/educate/defects/truncus1.htm … Wikipedia
truncal ataxia — ataxia affecting the muscles of the trunk … Medical dictionary
truncal vagotomy — surgical division of the two main trunks of the abdominal vagus nerve just below the esophageal hiatus, done to treat peptic ulcers; because of the resultant atony of the stomach, this is usually combined with a drainage procedure … Medical dictionary
posterior truncal vagotomy — a variation of the highly selective vagotomy in which the posterior vagal trunk is surgically cut for treatment of severe intractable gastric ulcers … Medical dictionary
bilateral vagotomy — truncal v … Medical dictionary
