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taffy pulling effect |
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taffy pulling effect Marked elongation of a structure, likened to stretched taffy candy Cardiology Marked elongation and thinning of the anterior mitral leaflet's chordae associated with mitral valve regurgitation, which may later
rupture; Sx cause the so-called taffy candy syndrome Surgical pathology Spindled, darkly basophilic streaks and strands due to the extreme delicacy of the nuclear chromatin; although this 'crush artefact' is highly characteristic of
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