| 释义 |
situs inversus Med.|ˈsaɪtəs, ˈsiːtəs ɪnˈvɜːsəs|
[L., in full situs inversus viscerum inverted disposition of the internal organs.]
The condition in which the organs of the body are transposed through the sagittal plane (so that the heart lies on the right side, etc.).
1896J. T. Whittaker in T. L. Stedman Twentieth Century Pract. Med. IV. 59 Malformations of individual organs are very rare in typical situs inversus. 1966Wright & Symmers Systemic Path. I. xv. 484/2 Situs inversus due to malrotation of the foetal gut..is very rare. 1976Sci. Amer. Sept. 68/2 Patients exhibiting situs inversus frequently suffer from chronic sinusitis and bronchitis. |