| ML | Licentiate in Medicine; Licentiate in Midwifery; malignant lymphoma; marked latency; maximum likelih... |
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| MM | macromolecule; Maelzels metronome; major medical [insurance]; malignant melanoma; manubrium to malle... |
| MNS | medial nuclear stratum; Melnick-Needles syndrome; moesin |
| MOS | medial orbital sulcus; Medical Outcomes Study; microsomal ethanol-oxidizing system; Moloney murine s... |
| MPA | mean pulmonary arterial [pressure]; medial preoptic area; Medical Procurement Agency; medroxyprogest... |
| medial condyle of femur | The shorter condyle closest to the midline. Synonym: condylus medialis femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| medial condyle of tibia | The shorter condyle closest to the midline. Synonym: condylus medialis tibiae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial crest of fibula | A ridge of bone, on the posterior surface of the fibula, separating the attachment of the posterior tibial muscle from that of the flexor hallucis longus and soleus muscles. Synonym: crista medialis fibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial crural cutaneous branches of saphenous nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of saphenous nerve distributed to the skin of the medial side of the leg. Synonym: rami cutanei cruris mediales nervi sapheni. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial crus | Limb or leg-like portion of a structure closest to the midline. Synonym: crus mediale, medial limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial crus of facial canal | Medially-placed, anteriorly-directed first portion of the horizontal part of the facial canal. See: horizontal part of facial canal. Synonym: medial crus of the horizontal part of the facial canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial crus of greater alar cartilage of nose | Portion of cartilage that forms the anterioinferior portion of the cartilaginous septum between nostrils. Synonym: crus mediale cartilaginis alaris majoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial crus of the horizontal part of the facial canal | Medially-placed, anteriorly-directed first portion of the horizontal part of the facial canal. See: horizontal part of facial canal. Synonym: medial crus of the horizontal part of the facial canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial crus of the superficial inguinal ring | Portion of the external oblique aponeurosis which passes medial to the superficial inguinal ring forming the medial boundary of the ring. Synonym: crus mediale annuli inguinalis superficialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial cuneiform bone | The largest of the three cuneiform bones, the medial bone of the distal row of the tarsus, articulating with the intermediate cuneiform, navicular, and first and second metatarsal bones. Synonym: os cuneiforme mediale, first cuneiform bone, wedge bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial cutaneous branch | Nomina Anatomica lists medial cutaneous branch of the following: 1) dorsal branch of thoracic nerves, ramus cutaneus medialis ramorum dorsalium nervorum thoracicorum; 2) dorsal branch of posterior intercostal arteries, ramus cutaneus medialis rami dorsalis arteriarum intercostalium posteriorum III-XI. Synonym: ramus cutaneus medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial cutaneous nerve of arm | <anatomy, nerve> Arises from the medial cord of the brachial plexus, unites in the axilla with the lateral cutaneous branch of the second intercostal nerve, and supplies the skin of the medial side of the arm. Synonym: nervus cutaneus brachii medialis, lesser internal cutaneous nerve, medial cutaneous nerve of arm, Wrisberg's nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial cutaneous nerve of forearm | <anatomy, nerve> Arises from the medial cord of the brachial plexus, passes downward in company with the brachial artery and then the basilic vein, and supplies the skin of the anterior and ulnar surfaces of the forearm. Synonym: nervus cutaneus antebrachii medialis, medial cutaneous nerve of forearm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial cutaneous nerve of leg | <anatomy, nerve> Arises from the tibial in the popliteal space, passes down the calf between the two heads of the gastrocnemius and unites in the middle of the leg with the communicating branch of the common peroneal to form the sural nerve, distributed to the skin of the distal and lateral surfaces of the leg and ankle. Synonym: nervus cutaneus surae medialis, medial cutaneous nerve of leg, popliteal communicating nerve, tibial communicating nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial dorsal cutaneous nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The medial terminal branch of the superficial peroneal nerve, supplying the dorsum of the foot and dorsal nerves to the toes (except adjacent sides of great and second toes). Synonym: nervus cutaneus dorsalis medialis, dorsal medial cutaneous nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |