trans-, tran-, tra-

The suture between the frontal and facial bones.

Excision of a transverse process of a vertebra; especially, of the fifth lumbar.

A broad, flat muscle of the abdomen with transverse fibers that is named after the direction of its fibers.

This muscle lies just below the internal oblique, originating from the lumbar fascia, iliac crest, and inguinal ligament.

It spans the area from the pelvis to the abdomen and inserts in the xiphoid cartilage and linea alba.

The transversus abdominis is innervated by the lower thoracic nerves and supplied by the lumbar arteries and this muscle assists in breathing.

Brief clarifications of the above terms as shown in bold words

• transverse fibers: the thin threadlike pieces found in body tissues that form the nerves and muscles extending or lying across bodily parts.
• internal oblique: a slanting, small, thin, deep muscle of the abdomen.
• lumbar fascia: back layer of loose tissue just beneath the skin.
• iliac crest: hip bone.
• inguinal: part of the groin where the abdomen and thighs meet.
• ligament: inelastic white materials which surround the joints, and connect bones, or strengthen the attachments of various organs, or keep them together.
• xiphoid cartilage: bottom part of the breastbone which is firm with very elastic tough tissue.
• linea alba: "white line", a fibrous band running vertically the entire length of the center of the anterior abdominal wall, receiving the attachments of the oblique and transverse abdominal muscles.

Flying higher than normal.

1. A false or exaggerated representation of something; a farce, a ludicrous imitation, or a mockery: "The comedian's travesty of a senator making a speech was very funny."
2. Something that is shocking, upsetting, or ridiculous because it is not what it is supposed to be: "Bertha thought it was a travesty and a tragedy that so many people are denied the right to vote."

"The investigation into what caused the accident was so poorly done that it turned into a travesty."

3. A court case that makes a mockery of the legal system: "The entire courtroom trial was a travesty of justice."
4. Etymology: meaning "dressed so as to be made ridiculous or burlesqued (make funny or joke about)", from French travesti, "dressed in disguise", from travestir, "to disguise", from Italian travestire, "to disguise," from Latin trans-, "over" + vestire, "to clothe".

"Why is there a vest in travesty? Because it comes from Italian travestirse, "to dress up in another person's clothes or vestments; especially, to present a comical imitation or a parody."

1. Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is the result of an intrauterine blood transfusion from one twin to another twin.

TTTS occurs in monochorionic, monozygotic twins. The donor twin is often smaller and anemic at birth. The recipient twin is usually larger and plethoric at birth.

2. Also known as Feto-Fetal Transfusion Syndrome (FFTS) and Twin Oligohydramnios-Polyhydramnios Sequence (TOPS) is a complication with high morbidity and mortality that can affect identical twins or higher multiple pregnancies where two or more fetuses share a common (monochorionic) placenta.

In twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, the twins share not only the same placenta but some of the same blood circulation; in other words, they essentially share a single blood supply. This allows the transfusion of blood from one twin (the donor) to the other (the recipient).

The donor twin becomes small and anemic, and the recipient twin becomes large and overloaded with blood.

The transfusion causes the donor twin to have decreased blood volume, retarding the donor's development and growth, and also decreased urinary output, leading to a lower than normal level of amniotic fluid (becoming oligohydramnios).

The blood volume of the recipient is increased, which can strain the donor's heart and eventually lead to heart failure, and also higher than normal urinary output, which can lead to excess amniotic fluid (becoming polyhydramnios).

Where there is no law, there is no transgression, so far as relates to the world.

Radio equipment used for the transmission of picture signals.

1. A transformer in which the primary winding is connected in parallel with a circuit in which the voltage is to be measured or controlled.
2. A transformer utilized o transform voltage with little or no current.
3. A small step-up transformer used for increasing the sensitivity for an AC voltmeter.
4. An instrument transformer that has a primary winding connected in parallel with a circuit in which the voltage is to be measured or controlled.

1. A power transformer that delivers an essentially constant output voltage over a wide range of input voltage values.
2. Saturated-core type of a transformer that holds output voltage to within a few percent (5% above or below normal) with input variations up to 20% above or below normal;.

Considerable harmonic distortion results unless extensive filters are utilized.