Sentences with phrase «fibrous bands»

The canine cruciate ligament is the thick fibrous band of connective tissue stabilizing the knee, much like a bungee cord.

Dr. Murphy began performing lingual frenulotomies in Oct 2003 and has performed over 3000 of these procedures to date including posterior sub-mucosal fibrous bands.

The gut's blood supply appeared perfect, there were no adhesions or similar fibrous bands that might have pinched off the involved segment, and the bowel wall seemed free of inherent pathology — nevertheless, it was near death.

Everyone has a layer of fat separating their skin and muscles; for some, this fat layer lies smooth, but those with lots of fibrous bands wind up with that cottage cheese appearance on the surface of the skin, says Dr. Jegasothy.

«Cellulite is a genetic condition that makes you predisposed to having fibrous bands between your fat cells,» says S. Manjula Jegasothy, MD, dermatologist and CEO and founder of Miami Skin Institute.

«People age on an ongoing basis and form more fibrous bands, so it does require maintenance.»

The strong fibrous band, called plantar fascia, that gives your arch support normally stretches when you walk.

Plantar fasciitis refers to an inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick, fibrous band running along the sole of the foot.

There is some blurring, and an accentuation of the pattern of fibrous bands extending from the cortex (the hard, denser portion of the bone) inward toward the center of the medullary canal, where the marrow is located.

In some cases an abnormal fibrous band, ring or ridge is present below the valve that interferes with blood flow and valve action.

The therapist will evaluate the dog for hot or cold areas, adhesions, tight fibrous bands of muscles and abnormalities, such as new lumps on the dog's body.

The outer ring, known as the annulus, is made up of tough fibrous bands that attach to the vertebrae above and below.

Later in the course of disease, a thin, fibrous band of tissue near the duodenum and stomach may be all that remains of the pancreas.

When you can't sweep your finger across without pulling it back to «jump over a fence,» the frenulum is a fibrous band attached closer to the front of the tongue.

Tendons and ligaments are tough, fibrous bands, made mostly of collagen, that anchor networks of muscles to a bone or link bones and cartilage across crucial joints.

This painful condition, which can be common in new runners and affects women more than men, occurs when the the fibrous band that runs from the heel bone to the base of the toes stretches too far and tears.

It's called Cellfina, and it's a machine that actually cuts and releases the fibrous band that's pulling down on the skin and creating the dimple.

One, radio frequency, is a device that tightens the fibrous bands that create cellulite so they lie flat against the skin.

«It doesn't do anything for the fibrous bands, and it's a very transient effect... so we don't consider that a viable treatment for cellulite,» Dr. Jegasothy says.

Plantar fasciitis causes pain in the heel, due to irritation in the fibrous band of tissue that runs from the heel to the base of the toes.

Ligament — Strong, fibrous band of connecting tissue connecting 2 or more bones or cartilages or supporting a muscle, fascia or organ.

The fatty connective tissue takes on an appearance similar to eosinophilic granulomas (hence one of the early names for the disease) and bone is added to those fibrous bands, called trabeculae.

Many of these cases can be helped surgically by cutting the fibrous band (the ring or stricture) and allowing the esophagus to expand to its normal diameter.

Failure to remove the diseased dura can result in persistent compression, because it acts as a fibrous band constricting the cerebellum.