proximal end

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• Proximal (anatomic orientation) — Toward the beginning, as opposed to distal. The tongue is proximal to the esophagus, which is proximal to the stomach. The shoulder is proximal to the elbow. The proximal end of a hair is below the skin surface. For a more complete listing of… …   Medical dictionary

• proximal — 1. Nearest the trunk or the point of origin, said of part of a limb, of an artery or a nerve, etc., so situated. Toward the median plane following the curvature of the dental arch, in …   Medical dictionary

• proximal radioulnar joint — n a pivot joint between the upper end of the radius and the ring formed by the radial notch of the ulna and its annular ligament that permits rotation of the proximal head of the radius called also superior radioulnar joint …   Medical dictionary

• End-plate potential — Miniature end plate potentials and end plate spikes recorded from muscle fiber End plate potentials (EPPs) (sometimes called end plate spikes ) are the depolarizations of skeletal muscle fibers caused by neurotransmitters binding to the… …   Wikipedia

• end sac — (Order Decapoda): Proximal section of antennal gland. Typically divided into saccule and labyrinth; opens into bladder (occasionally via excretory tubule) [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Subclass Branchiura): Expanded proximal section of each maxillary… …   Crustacea glossary

• proximal latency — the motor or sensory latency measured from a site of stimulation as far as possible from the recording electrodes, i.e., from the terminal end of the nerve …   Medical dictionary

• Algorithme proximal — En analyse numérique, l algorithme proximal (ou algorithme du point proximal) est un algorithme itératif de calcul d un zéro d un opérateur monotone maximal. Si cet opérateur est non linéaire, chaque itération requiert la résolution d un problème …   Wikipédia en Français

• Algorithme proximal (optimisation) — En analyse numérique et plus précisément en optimisation mathématique, l algorithme proximal (ou algorithme du point proximal) est un algorithme itératif de calcul d un minimum d une fonction convexe semi continue inférieurement propre. Si la… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Advanced glycation end product — Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs) are the result of a chain of chemical reactions after an initial glycation reaction. The intermediate products are known, variously, as Amadori, Schiff base and Maillard products, named after the researchers …   Wikipedia

• chalaza —   Proximal end of a seed; its point of attachment, e.g. the seeds of Dioon mejiae have a characteristic enlarged chalaza.   Cf. coronula, micropyle …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

• Anatomical terms of location — Standard anatomical terms of location are employed in science which deal with the anatomy of animals to avoid ambiguities which might otherwise arise. They are not language specific, and thus require no translation. They are universal terms that… …   Wikipedia