| HIVD | Herniation(Herniated) of Inter-Vertebral Disc - Cervical HIVD &... |
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| 99mTc | radioactive Technetium(used in Brain Skull, Thyroid, Liver, Spleen, Bone & Lung scans) |
| A>B | air greater than bone [conduction] |
| A&BC | air and bone conduction |
| ABM | adjusted body mass; alveolar basement membrane; autologous bone marrow |
| siemens-martin process | See Open-hearth process, etc, under Open. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| slender process of malleus | A slender spur running anteriorward from the neck of the malleus toward the petrotympanic fissure. Synonym: processus anterior mallei, Folli's process, follian process, long process of malleus, processus gracilis, processus ravii, Rau's process, Ravius' process, slender process of malleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoid process | The posterior and smaller of the two processes at the extremity of the vertical plate of the palatine bone; processus sphenoidalis cartilaginis septi nasi, processus posterior cartilaginis septi nasi. Synonym: processus sphenoidalis, sphenoid process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoid process of septal cartilage | The tapering extension of the septal cartilage that lies between the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid and the vomer. Synonym: processus posterior cartilaginis septi nasi, processus sphenoidalis cartilaginis septi nasi, sphenoid process of septal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spinous process | The dorsal projection from the centre of a vertebral arch. Synonym: sphenoidal spine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spinous process of tibia | Intercondyloid eminence, an elevation on the proximal extremity of the tibia between the two articular surfaces. Synonym: eminentia intercondylaris, eminentia intercondyloidea, spinous process of tibia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spontaneous process | <chemistry> A process that occurs without outside intervention. Spontaneity is independent of rate. To be spontaneous a process must increase the entropy of the universe. (09 Jan 1998) |
| nasal process | The upward extension from the body of the maxilla, which articulates with the frontal bone. Synonym: nasal process, processus frontalis maxillae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Stieda's process | A projection of the talus bearing medial and lateral tubercles; it is posterior and inferior to the trochlea. Synonym: processus posterior tali, Stieda's process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stochastic process | A process that incorporates some element of randomness. Origin: G. Stochastikos, pertaining to guessing, fr. Stochazomai, to guess (05 Mar 2000) |
| notochordal process | In the embryo, a midline column of cells that migrate forward from the primitive node to form the notochord. See: head process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nursing process | The sum total of nursing activities which includes assessment (identifying needs), intervention (ministering to needs), and evaluation (validating the effectiveness of the help given). (12 Dec 1998) |
| superior articular process of sacrum | The large process on each side of the sacrum posteriorly that articulates with the corresponding inferior articular process of the fifth lumbar vertebra. Synonym: processus articularis superior ossis sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supracondylar process | An occasional spine projecting from the anteromedial surface of the humerus about 5 cm above the medial epicondyle to which it is joined by a fibrous band. The supracondylar foramen thus formed transmits the brachial artery and median nerve. Synonym: processus supraepicondylaris humeri, supraepicondylar process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supraepicondylar process | An occasional spine projecting from the anteromedial surface of the humerus about 5 cm above the medial epicondyle to which it is joined by a fibrous band. The supracondylar foramen thus formed transmits the brachial artery and median nerve. Synonym: processus supraepicondylaris humeri, supraepicondylar process. (05 Mar 2000) |