iliotibial tract
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Iliotibial tract — Iliotibial tract. Latin tractus iliotibialis Gray s … Wikipedia
iliotibial band — n a fibrous thickening of the fascia lata that extends from the iliac crest down the lateral part of the thigh to the lateral condyle of the tibia and that provides stability to the knee and assists with flexion and extension of the knee called… … Medical dictionary
iliotibial band syndrome — a type of overuse injury in athletes caused by repetitive rubbing of the iliotibial tract (or band) against the lateral femoral epicondyle as the hip is repetitively extended and flexed; the primary symptom is severe pain in the thigh and knee … Medical dictionary
Iliotibial band syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 32612 ICD10 = ICD10|M|76|3|m|70 ICD9 = ICD9|728.8 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = pmr eMedicineTopic = 61 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|sport|53 | MeshName = MeshNumber = Iliotibial … Wikipedia
tract — An elongated area, e.g., path, track, way. SEE ALSO: fascicle. SYN: tractus. [L. tractus, a drawing out] alimentary t. SYN: digestive t.. anterior corticospinal t. uncrossed fibers forming a small bundle in the anterior funiculus of the … Medical dictionary
ILT — • iliotibial tract … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
ILT — iliotibial tract * * * infectious laryngotracheitis … Medical dictionary
ITFS — iliotibial tract friction syndrome; incomplete testicular feminization syndrome … Medical dictionary
ITFS — • iliotibial tract friction syndrome; • incomplete testicular feminization syndrome … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
