| 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 |
| nasal index | Relation of the greatest width of the nasal aperture to the length of a line from the nasion to the lower border of the nasal aperture: (nasal width × 100)/nasal height. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| nasal lavage fluid | Fluid obtained by irrigation or washout of the nasal cavity and nasal mucosa. The resulting fluid is used in cytologic and immunologic assays of the nasal mucosa such as with the nasal provocation test in the diagnosis of nasal hypersensitivity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nasal meatus | Any of three passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projection of the conchae: middle nasal meatus, lies below the inferior concha; middle nasal meatus, lies between the middle and inferior conchae; superior nasal meatus, lies between the superior and middle conchae. Synonym: meatus nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal mucosa | The mucous membrane lining the nasal cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nasal muscle | <anatomy> Compound muscle consisting of: a transverse part (pars transversa musculi nasalis, musculus compressor naris) arising from the maxilla above the root of the canine tooth on each side and forming an aponeurosis across the bridge of the nose; and an alar part (pars alaris musculi nasalis, musculus dilator naris) arising from the maxilla above the lateral incisor and attaching to the wing of the nose; the alar part dilates the nostril; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus nasalis, nasal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal myiasis | Fly larva invasion of the nasal passages, due most commonly in the U.S. To primary screw-worms, the larvae of Cochliomyia hominivorax, which develop in the nasal or aural cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the ophthalmic nerve in the superior orbital fissure, passing through the orbit, giving rise to the communicating branch to the ciliary ganglion, the long ciliary nerves, the posterior and anterior ethmoidal nerves, and terminating as the infratrochlear and nasal branches, which supply the mucous membrane of the nose, the skin of the tip of the nose, and the conjunctiva. Synonym: nervus nasociliaris, nasal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal notch | The notch in the medial border of the maxilla anteriorly which, with its fellow, forms most of the piriform opening of the nasal cavity. Synonym: incisura nasalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal obstruction | Any hindrance to the passage of air into and out of the nose. The obstruction may be in the nasal vestibule, fossae, or other areas of the nasal cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nasal part of pharynx | <anatomy> The portion of the pharynx extending from the posterior nares to the level of the soft palate. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nasal pharynx | <anatomy> The portion of the pharynx extending from the posterior nares to the level of the soft palate. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nasal pits | The paired depressions formed when the nasal placodes come to lie below the general external contour of the developing face as a result of the rapid growth of the adjacent nasal elevations; the pit's are the primordia of the rostral portions of the nasal chambers. Synonym: olfactory pits. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal placodes | Paired ectodermal placode's which come to lie in the bottom of the olfactory pits as the pits are deepened by the growth of the surrounding medial and lateral nasal processes. Synonym: nasal placodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal point | <anatomy> The middle point of the nasofrontal suture. Origin: Nl, fr. L. Nasus nose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nasal polyp | <otolaryngology> A projection of the mucosa lining the nasal and paranasal sinuses that is rounded and elongated within the nasal cavity. A common cause for nasal airway obstruction in patients who suffer from allergic sinusitis. They are found more commonly in those with chronic allergic rhinitis or sinusitis. Large nasal polyps can interfere with nasal breathing and are often removed surgically to improve breathing and decrease chronic allergic symptoms. (27 Sep 1997) |