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The costal paradox, also known as Hoover's sign and the costal margin paradox, is a sign where the costal angle decreases upon inspiration rather than increasing, indicating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The coastline paradox describes a problem with real-world applications, including trivial matters such as which river, beach, border, coastline is the longest, with the former two records a matter of fierce debate; furthermore, the problem extends to demarcating territorial boundaries, property rights, erosion monitoring, and the theoretical ...
Costal may refer to: an adjective related to the rib (Latin: costa) in anatomy Costal cartilage, a type of cartilage forming bars which serve to prolong the ribs forward; Costal margin, the medial margin formed by the false ribs; Costal surface (disambiguation) Costal groove, a groove between the ridge of the internal surface of the rib
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The patient is first placed in the right lateral decubitus position. Percussion starts at the midpoint of the left costal margin and is continued upward perpendicular to the left costal margin. Normally, the level of dullness does not extend more than 8 cm above the costal margin and splenomegaly is diagnosed if the dullness extends beyond 8 cm ...
The definition of coasts varies. Marine scientists think of the "wet" (aquatic or intertidal ) vegetated habitats as being coastal ecosystems (including seagrass, salt marsh etc.) whilst some terrestrial scientists might only think of coastal ecosystems as purely terrestrial plants that live close to the seashore (see also estuaries and coastal ...
The vein forming the boundary of the cell along the costal margin is known as the subcostal vein q.v. The vein forming the lower boundary towards the dorsum is called the median vein. In the case of butterflies, the cell is closed by a vein connecting the origins of veins 6 to 4 along the top of the cell which is known as discocellular vein ...
The population paradox is a counterintuitive result of some procedures for apportionment. When two states have populations increasing at different rates, a small state with rapid growth can lose a legislative seat to a big state with slower growth.