| A>B | air greater than bone [conduction] |
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| A&BC | air and bone conduction |
| ABM | adjusted body mass; alveolar basement membrane; autologous bone marrow |
| ABMI | autologous bone marrow transplantation |
| ABMT | American Board of Medical Toxicology; autologous bone marrow transplantation |
| vomerovaginal groove | A sulcus on the inferior aspect of the vaginal process of the sphenoid bone that, together with ala of the vomer, forms the vomerovaginal canal. Synonym: sulcus vomerovaginalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| retention groove | One of the groove's forming opposing vertical constrictions in a tooth to aid in retention of a dental restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chiasmatic groove | The groove on the upper surface of the sphenoid bone running transversely between the optic canals bounded anteriorly by the sphenoidal limbus and posteriorly by the tuberculum sellae; forms in relationship to the optic chiasm. Synonym: sulcus prechiasmatis, chiasmatic sulcus, optic groove, prechiasmatic sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| greater palatine groove | A groove on both the body of the maxilla and the perpendicular plate of the palatine bone; when the bones are articulated the grooves form the greater palatine canal. Synonym: sulcus palatinus major, pterygopalatine groove, sulcus for greater palatine nerve, sulcus pterygopalatinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| groove | 1. A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut. 2. Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine. "The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove." (J. Morley) 3. [See Grove. <chemical> A shaft or excavation. Origin: D. Groef, groeve; akin to E. Grove. See Grove. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| groove for arch of aorta | A broad, deep sulcus arching superiorly over the hilus on the mediastinal surface of the left lung formed as a result of the aortic arch impressing or indenting the lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| groove for auditory tube | A furrow on the inner surface of the posterior border of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, for the cartilaginous auditory tube. Synonym: sulcus tubae auditivae, pharyngotympanic groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| groove for inferior petrosal sinus | A groove lodging the inferior petrosal sinus, formed by union of similarly named grooves in the petrous part of the temporal bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone. Synonym: sulcus sinus petrosi inferioris, inferior petrosal groove, inferior petrosal sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| groove for inferior venae cava | A groove on the posterior surface of the liver between the caudate lobe and the right lobe which gives passage to the inferior vena cava. Synonym: sulcus venae cavae, fossa venae cavae, sulcus for vena cava. (05 Mar 2000) |
| groove for radial nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The shallow groove that passes around the shaft of the humerus; it lodges the radial nerve and deep brachial artery. Synonym: sulcus nervi radialis, musculospiral groove, spiral groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| groove for spinal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The laterally directed groove on the superior surface of the transverse processes of typical cervical vertebrae between the anterior and posterior tubercles along which the emerging spinal nerve passes. Synonym: sulcus nervi spinalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| groove for subclavian vein | <anatomy, vein> A groove just anterior to the scalene tubercle of the first rib marking the course of the subclavian vein across the rib. Synonym: sulcus venae subclaviae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| groove for superior petrosal sinus | A groove on the crest of the petrous portion of the temporal bone in which rests the superior petrosal sinus. Synonym: sulcus sinus petrosi superioris, superior petrosal sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| groove for superior sagittal sinus | The groove in the midline of the inner table of the calvaria lodging the superior sagittal sinus. Synonym: sulcus sinus sagittalis superioris, sagittal groove, sagittal sulcus, superior longitudinal sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| groove for superior vena cava | A groove on the surface of the right lung, above the hilum, in which runs the superior vena cava. Synonym: sulcus venae cavae cranialis. (05 Mar 2000) |