cardiothoracic ratio (English, noun)
expansion: cardiothoracic ratio (plural cardiothoracic ratios)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: The ratio (MRD + MLD) / ID, where MRD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to right heart border; MLD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to left heart border; and ID is the internal diameter of the chest at the level of the right hemidiaphragm.
Forms:
form: cardiothoracic ratios
tags: plural