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musculus azygos uvulae (medicine) and small-area analysis (medicine)


musculus azygos uvulae (medicine)


musculus azygos uvulae -->
uvulae
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, posterior nasal spine; insertion, forms chief bulk of the uvula; action, raises the uvula; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus.

Synonym: musculus uvulae, muscle of uvula, musculus azygos uvulae, palatouvularis muscle, uvularis.


small-area analysis (medicine)


small-area analysis


A method of analyzing the variation in utilization of Health care in small geographic or demographic areas. It often studies, for example, the usage rates for a given service or procedure in several small areas, documenting the variation among the areas. By comparing high- and low-use areas, the analysis attempts to determine whether there is a pattern to such use and to identify variables that are associated with and contribute to the variation.