thoracoabdominopelvic
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From thoraco- + abdomino- + pelvic.
Adjective
[edit]thoracoabdominopelvic (not comparable)
- (medicine) Of or relating to the thorax, abdomen and pelvis.
- 2004, Alon Marcus, Michael Kuchera, Foundations for Integrative Musculoskeletal Medicine: An East-west Approach, North Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 134:
- The autonomic system provides input to: the vasculature and fascia throughout the body; the visceral organs of the head and neck; the visceral organs of the thoracoabdominopelvic cavity; thymus, bone marrow, and lymph nodes.
- 2010, Richard V. Aghababian, Essentials of Emergency Medicine, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, page 998:
- […] CT scan if hemodynamically stable — CT without IV contrast for head, and with IV contrast for thoracoabdominopelvic studies.
- 2010, Susan Gearhart, Nita Ahuja, Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer Series: Colorectal Cancer: Expert Consult, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 212:
- This examination should be initiated by a history and physical examination and concluded with a thoracoabdominopelvic CT scan and colonoscopy.
- 2015, Matthias Schott, Year Book of Endocrinology 2014, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN:
- In routine practice, the imaging workup for screening SDHx mutation carriers should include thoracoabdominopelvic computed tomography, head and neck magnetic angiography, and somatostatin receptor scintigraphy.