midaxillary line

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midaxillary line [‚mid′ak·sə‚ler·ē ′līn]

(anatomy)

A perpendicular line drawn downward from the apex of the axilla.

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No references found			A 4 mm hematoma was present along the left chest wall in the midaxillary line. Intracerebral hemorrhage due to hemorrhagic disease of the newborn ... by Tobias, Joseph D. / Southern Medical Journal The thoracostomy tube is inserted above either the 5th or 6th rib along the midaxillary line, and connected to an underwater seal apparatus and suction. Pneumothorax by Wojciechowski, Bill / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine With no improvement of her symptoms, a 28F chest tube was inserted in the midaxillary line, fourth intercostal space and attached to water seal suction. Pneumothorax secondary to acupuncture therapy by Duskin, Ann L. / Southern Medical Journal			Mid-Continent Region mid-extreme tide mid-frequency gain Mid-Indian Basin Mid-Indian Ridge mid-infrared radiation mid-latitude mid-latitude westerlies Mid-Lent mid-level network mid-ocean canyon mid-ocean ridge Mid-Ocean Ridges mid-ocean rift mid-ocean rise mid-oceanic ridge mid-off mid-on mid-range materiel requirements mid-square generator mid-wall column Mid-Water Fishing mid-wicket Midas Midas-WWW midaxillary line midbrain midclavicular line midcourse correction Middelburg Middelfart Middendorf, Aleksandr Middendorf, Aleksandr Fedorovich Middfest International middle Middle Ages Middle America Middle America Trench Middle Amur Lowland Middle Asia Middle Asian Bureau of the Central Committee of the Acp Bolshevik Middle Asian Economic Region Middle Asian Ports Middle Asian Railroad Middle Asian University Middle Asian Uprising of 1916 Middle Atlas Middle Bass Island State Park middle body middle C Middle Cambrian			MidAmerica Housing Partnership MidAmerica Nazarene University MidAmerican Energy Company MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Midamor MIDAN MIDANPIRG MIDAR Midarm Muscle Circumference Midarm Muscle Circumference Midas Midas Midas Midas Midas Midas Curse Midas Curse Midas Curse Midas Slow Control Bus Midas touch Midas touch Midas touch Midas's ear MIDAS-NET Midas-WWW MidAtlantic Book Publishers Association MidAtlantic Employers' Association Midautumn festival MidAval MIDAW midaxillary line midazolam midazolam midazolam Midazolam and Atropine midazolam HCl Midazolam hydrochloride Midazolam hydrochloride midazolam maleate MIDB MIDB & IPA for GCCS MIDB Data Access Layer MIDB XML Data Exchanger Midblastula Transition midbody midbrain midbrain midbrain midbrain midbrain colliculus midbrain colliculus midbrain colliculus midbrain lesion midbrain lesion midbrain lesion Midbrain of brain stem Midbrain of brain stem Midbrain of brain stem midbrain syndrome midbrain syndrome midbrain syndrome

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