- soft tissue
- Refers to muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body.
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soft tissue — ˌsoft ˈtissue 7 [soft tissue] noun uncountable, countable (anatomy) the parts of the body that are not bone, for example the skin and muscles … Useful english dictionary
Soft tissue — In medicine, the term soft tissue refers to tissues that connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body. Soft tissue includes muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, nerves, fibrous tissues, fat, blood vessels, and synovial… … Wikipedia
Soft-tissue sarcoma — Classification and external resources ICD 9 171 DiseasesDB 31472 … Wikipedia
Soft tissue therapy — (STT) is the assessment, treatment and management of soft tissue injury, pain and dysfunction primarily of the neuromusculoskeletal system. Licensed health care professionals who typically provide soft tissue manual therapy include chiropractors … Wikipedia
Soft tissue sarcoma in cats and dogs — Soft tissue sarcoma refer to a broad group of tumors that originate from connective tissues. They tend to have similar histologic appearance and biological behavior, and can be either benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Soft tissue… … Wikipedia
Soft tissue injury — is damage of the soft tissue of the body.These types of injuries are a major source of pain and disability.The four fundamental tissues that are affected are the epithelial, muscular, nervous and connective tissues.Soft tissue injuries include… … Wikipedia
Soft tissue technique — is used in osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM).Indications/contraindicationsSoft tissue technique is used to resolve dysfunctions commonly described by the mnemonic device TART (Tissue texture change, Asymmetry, Restriction, and Tenderness).… … Wikipedia
Soft tissue pathology — is the subspecialty of surgical pathology which deals with the diagnosis and characterization of neoplastic and non neoplastic diseases of the soft tissues, such as muscle, adipose tissue, tendons, fascia, and connective tissues. Many… … Wikipedia
Soft tissue sarcoma — Infobox Disease Name = Soft tissue sarcoma Caption = DiseasesDB = 31472 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|171 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D018204 A soft tissue sarcoma is a rare form of cancer that develops in… … Wikipedia
Soft tissue disorder — ICD9|729 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Soft tissue disorders are medical conditions affecting soft tissue.Often soft tissue injuries are some of the most chronically painful and difficult to treat because… … Wikipedia
Soft tissue laser surgery — Laser surgery offers unique surgical capabilities and significant benefits to both patients and surgeons [D.H. Sliney, S.L. Trokel: Medical lasers and their safe use, ISBN 3 540 97856 9] . In soft tissue laser surgery, interaction of laser light… … Wikipedia
