| CPM | circumference of papillary muscle |
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| CTM | cardiotachometer; Chlortrimeton; cricothyroid muscle; computed tomographic myelography |
| DMC | demeclocycline; di(p-chlorophenyl)methylcarbinol; direct microscopic count; duration of muscle contr... |
| DMR | depolarizing muscle relaxant; Diploma in Medical Radiology |
| ECM | electronic claims management; embryonic chick muscle; erythema chronicum migrans; experimental cereb... |
muscle stimulant (근 흥분 약, 근 흥분제
| genioglossus muscle | <anatomy> One of the paired lingual muscles; origin, mental spine of the mandible; insertion, lingual fascia beneath the mucous membrane and epiglottis; action, depresses and protrudes the tongue; nerve supply, hypoglossal. Synonym: musculus genioglossus, genioglossal muscle, genioglossus, musculus geniohyoglossus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| marginal part of orbicularis oris muscle | <anatomy> The part of the orbicularis oris muscle located in the margin of the lips, i.e., the red area. Synonym: pars marginalis musculi orbicularis oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vertical muscle of tongue | An intrinsic muscle of the tongue, consisting of fibres that pass from the aponeurosis of the dorsum to the aponeurosis of the inferior surface; action, decreases the superior to inferior dimension of (flattens) the tongue; nerve supply, hypoglossal for motor, lingual for sensory. Synonym: musculus verticalis linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectococcygeal muscle | <anatomy> A band of smooth muscle fibres passing from the posterior surface of the rectum to the anterior surface of second or third coccygeal segment. Synonym: musculus rectococcygeus, rectococcygeal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectococcygeus muscle | <anatomy> A band of smooth muscle fibres passing from the posterior surface of the rectum to the anterior surface of second or third coccygeal segment. Synonym: musculus rectococcygeus, rectococcygeal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectourethralis muscle | <anatomy> Smooth muscle fibres that pass forward from the longitudinal muscle layer of the rectum to the membranous urethra in the male. Synonym: musculus rectourethralis, rectourethral muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectourethral muscle | <anatomy> Smooth muscle fibres that pass forward from the longitudinal muscle layer of the rectum to the membranous urethra in the male. Synonym: musculus rectourethralis, rectourethral muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masseter muscle | <anatomy> A masticatory muscle whose action is closing the jaws. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rectouterine muscle | <anatomy> A band of fibrous tissue and smooth muscle fibres passing between the cervix of the uterus and the rectum in the rectouterine fold, on either side. Synonym: musculus rectouterinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectovesicalis muscle | <anatomy> Smooth muscle fibres in the sacrogenital fold in the male; they correspond to rectouterinus musculus. Synonym: musculus rectovesicalis, rectovesical muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectovesical muscle | <anatomy> Smooth muscle fibres in the sacrogenital fold in the male; they correspond to rectouterinus musculus. Synonym: musculus rectovesicalis, rectovesical muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| red muscle | Slow-twitch muscle in which small dark "red" muscle fibres predominate; myoglobin is abundant and great numbers of mitochondria occur, characterised by slow, sustained (tonic) contraction. Contrast with white muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Casser's perforated muscle | <anatomy> Relating to the coracoid process of the scapula and the arm. <muscle> Origin, coracoid process of scapula; insertion, middle of medial border of humerus; action, adducts and flexes the arm; resists downward dislocation of shoulder joint; nerve supply, musculocutaneous. See: coracobrachial bursa. Synonym: musculus coracobrachialis, Casser's perforated muscle, coracobrachial muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestigial muscle | <anatomy> An imperfect structure in man corresponding to a functioning muscle in the lower animals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| catch muscle | See: adductor muscle. (18 Nov 1997) |