soft tissue

soft tissue,

n a system of osteopathic techniques for diagnosing and treat-ing somatic dysfunctions within tissues other than bones or joints. See also somatic dysfunction.

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soft tissue,

n body tissue except bone, teeth, nails, hair, and cartilage.

soft tissue undercut,

n See undercut, soft tissue.

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soft

lacking in firmness.

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soft fat

unpleasant soft fat occurs in pigs fed for too long on kitchen swill.

soft khaki weed

see gomphrena celosioides.

soft palate myositis

a cause of dorsal displacement of the soft palate in horses, resulting in chronic obstruction of the airway during exercise.

soft rolypoly

salsolakali.

soft rush

juncuseffusus.

soft shell disease

fish eggs lose their turgidity and become flat and wrinkled; the cause is unknown.

soft shelled eggs

hen eggs with soft shells occur in birds affected by avian infectious bronchitis and can persist for a long time into the recovery period.

soft ticks

ticks lacking a dorsal shield or scutum; members of the family Argasidae, e.g. Argas persicus. Called also nonscutate.

soft tissue

tissue other than bone and cartilage.

soft x-ray beam

made at low kVp output. The beam has low energy and weak penetration.

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soft tissue

A generic term for muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue matrix