| olympian forehead | The abnormally prominent, high, and broad forehead in hereditary syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| forehead | The part of the face above the eyes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| malignant midline reticulosis | An obsolete term for polymorphic reticulosis (05 Mar 2000) |
| granuloma, lethal midline | A non-neoplastic disease of unknown aetiology beginning with inflammation, ulceration, and perforation of nose and palate and progressing to gradual destruction of midline facial structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| midline | <dentistry> A plane through the very centre of your mouth perpendicular to your nose. (08 Jan 1998) |
| midline closure defects | <radiology> Anencephaly, encephalocele, 70% occipital, 20% parietal or frontal, 10% basal, agenesis of corpus callosum associated with increased alpha-fetoprotein. (12 Dec 1998) |
| midline granulomatosis | Wegener's granulomatosis or midline granulomatosis is a rare disorder characterised by chronic tissue inflammation (due to the inflammation of blood vessels) and granuloma (aggregates of cells) formation in the nasal passages, lungs and kidneys. (27 Sep 1997) |
| midline incision | A vertical abdominal incision placed in the midline aponeurosis between the two sheaths of the rectus muscles of the abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| midline malignant reticulosis granuloma | Destruction of the nasal septum, hard palate, lateral nasal walls, paranasal sinuses, skin of the face, orbit and nasopharynx by an inflammatory infiltrate with atypical lymphocytic and histiocytic cells; presumably a form of lymphoma in most cases. An obsolete term for polymorphic reticulosis. Synonym: granuloma gangrenescens, malignant granuloma, midline malignant reticulosis granuloma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| midline myelotomy | Section of the midline transverse fibres of the spinal cord for the treatment of intractable pain. Synonym: commissural myelotomy, commissurotomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lethal midline granuloma | Destruction of the nasal septum, hard palate, lateral nasal walls, paranasal sinuses, skin of the face, orbit and nasopharynx by an inflammatory infiltrate with atypical lymphocytic and histiocytic cells; presumably a form of lymphoma in most cases. An obsolete term for polymorphic reticulosis. Synonym: granuloma gangrenescens, malignant granuloma, midline malignant reticulosis granuloma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abbe flap | A full-thickness flap of the middle portion of the lower lip that is transferred into the upper lip, or vice versa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| advancement flap | A rectangular flap raised in an elastic area, with its free end adjacent to a defect; the defect is covered by stretching the flap longitudinally until the end comes over it. Synonym: advancement flap, French flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arterial flap | A flap that includes a direct specific artery within its longitudinal axis. Synonym: arterial flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial pattern flap | A flap that includes a direct specific artery within its longitudinal axis. Synonym: arterial flap. (05 Mar 2000) |