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cardiothoracic ratio

cardiothoracic ratio noun: the ratio (MRD + MLD) / ID, where MRD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to right heart border; MLD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to left heart border; and ID is the internal diameter of the chest at the level of the right hemidiaphragm.

cardiothoracic ratio: the ratio (MRD + MLD) / ID, where MRD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to right...
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Noun

cardiothoracic ratio (plural cardiothoracic ratios)

  1. The ratio (MRD + MLD) / ID, where MRD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to right heart border; MLD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to left heart border; and ID is the internal diameter of the chest at the level of the right hemidiaphragm.

Forms of cardiothoracic ratio

pluralcardiothoracic ratios

Questions about cardiothoracic ratio

What does cardiothoracic ratio mean?
Cardiothoracic ratio means the ratio (MRD + MLD) / ID, where MRD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to right heart border; MLD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to left heart border; and ID is the internal diameter of the chest at the level of the right hemidiaphragm.
What part of speech is cardiothoracic ratio?
Cardiothoracic ratio is a noun.
What is the plural of cardiothoracic ratio?
The plural of cardiothoracic ratio is cardiothoracic ratios.

Words near cardiothoracic ratio in the dictionary

  1. cardiotherapeutic
  2. cardiotherapeutics
  3. cardiotherapies
  4. cardiotherapy
  5. cardiothoracic
  6. cardiothoracic ratio
  7. cardiothoracic ratios
  8. cardiothoracics
  9. cardiotin
  10. cardiotocogram
  11. cardiotocograms

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