abdominal pad

pad (pad) a cushionlike mass of soft material.

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abdominal pad  a pad for the absorption of discharges from abdominal wounds or for packing off abdominal viscera to improve exposure during surgery.

buccal fat pad  sucking p.

dinner pad  a pad placed over the stomach before a plaster jacket is applied; the pad is then removed, leaving space under the jacket to accommodate expansion of the stomach after eating.

infrapatellar fat pad  a large pad of fat lying behind and below the patella.

knuckle pads  nodular thickenings of the skin on the dorsal surface of the interphalangeal joints.

retromolar pad  a cushion-like mass of tissue situated at the distal termination of the mandibular residual ridge.

sucking pad , suctorial pad a lobulated mass of fat that occupies the space between the masseter and the external surface of the buccinator; it is well developed in infants.

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abdominal pad

n.

See laparotomy pad.

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abdominal

pertaining to, affecting or originating in the abdomen. See also abdominal paracentesis, abdominal sounds.

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abdominal binding

a wide bandage applied to the abdomen to raise intra-abdominal pressure. Its primary purposes are (1) to limit the displacement of the diaphragm during thoracic compression of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, thereby raising intrathoracic pressures achieved and improving forward blood flow, and (2) to maintain blood volume in the central circulation during hemorrhagic shock.

abdominal breathing

an abnormal form of respiratory movement in which the thorax is fixed and the inspiratory and expiratory movement of the lungs are carried out by the diaphragm and the abdominal muscles so that there are exaggerated movements of the abdominal wall.

abdominal cavity

the body cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvis; contains the abdominal organs.

abdominal enlargement

may result from fluid effusions (transudate, exudate or blood), enlargement of viscera (neoplasia, dilatation, engorgement or physiological phenomena, e.g. pregnancy), intra-abdominal masses or fat. Weakness of the abdominal wall usually results in a pendulous rather than enlarged abdomen.

abdominal lavage

see abdominal lavage.

abdominal muscle ischemia

an unexplained ischemic necrosis of the internal oblique muscle of ewes in late pregnancy which are carrying twins or triplets. Results in ventral hernia but often with little apparent effect on the ease of lambing.

abdominal muscles

the paired muscles of the flank and belly that surround and support the abdominal viscera.

abdominal pad

see abdominal pad.

abdominal pain

may arise from an abdominal organ, the peritoneum or be referred as from spinal nerves.

abdominal regions

arbitrary, descriptive subdivisions of the abdomen made up of three groups of three (like a noughts-and-crosses grid), three along the middle—xiphoid, umbilical and pubic, and three lateral pairs—hypochondriac, lateral abdominal and inguinal.

abdominal silhouette

the shape of the abdomen viewed from behind.

abdominal trier

see trier.

abdominal tunic

see tunica flava abdominis.

abdominal viscera

the organs contained within the abdominal cavity; they include the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, and parts of the urinary and reproductive tracts.

abdominal wall

consists of the parietal peritoneum, the deep and superficial layers of fascia, the transverse abdominal, internal and external abdominal oblique muscles, the subcutaneous tissue and the skin. It contains the umbilicus, the cicatrix marking the entry point of the umbilical cord, and is traversed by the inguinal canal, and at its caudal extremity carries the prepubic tendon, the ventral attachment of the wall to the pubic bones.

abdominal wall rigidity

reflex response to pain of peritonitis, accompanied by pain on palpation or percussion.

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pad

a cushion-like mass of soft material which may be (1) anatomical; (2) surgical.

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abdominal pad

a pad for the absorption of discharges from abdominal wounds, or for packing off abdominal viscera to improve exposure during surgery.

communal pad

metacarpal pad.

fat pad

a pad of fat lying within a joint, covered with synovial membrane and thought to assist in the spreading of synovial lubricant, e.g. infrapatellar fat pad of stifle joint.

foot p's

see footpad.

Mikulicz's pad

a pad made of folded gauze, for packing off viscera in surgical procedures.

pressure pad

in surgery, gauze sponges used to apply pressure in the control of minor hemorrhage.

stripped pad

avulsion of the pad with exposure of the dermis. A common injury in Greyhounds which have raced on asphalt or been over-exercised on a walking machine with a rough belt.