| DCN | data collection network; deep cerebral nucleus; delayed conditioned necrosis; depressed, cognitively... |
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| DNR | daunorubicin; do not resuscitate; dorsal nerve root |
| DNS | deviated nasal septum; diaphragmatic nerve stimulation; did not show [for appointment]; Doctor of Nu... |
| DNV | dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve; double-normalized value |
| DPNB | dorsal penile nerve block |
| inferior internal parietal artery | <anatomy, artery> The last cortical branch of the pericallosal artery; it supplies the inferior part of the precuneus. Synonym: arteria precunealis, inferior internal parietal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| inferior labial artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, facial; distribution, structures of lower lip; anastomoses, the artery from the opposite side, mental and sublabial. Synonym: arteria labialis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior labial vein | <anatomy, vein> A tributary of the facial vein draining the lower lip. Synonym: vena labialis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior laryngeal artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, inferior thyroid; distribution, muscles and mucous membrane of larynx; anastomoses, superior laryngeal. Synonym: arteria laryngea inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior laryngeal cavity | The part of the cavity of the larynx immediately below the glottis. Synonym: cavitas infraglotticum, aditus glottidis inferior, cavum infraglotticum, inferior laryngeal cavity, infraglottic space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior laryngeal vein | <anatomy, vein> The vein passing from the lower part of the larynx to the plexus thyroideus impar. Synonym: vena laryngea inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior laryngotomy | Incision through the skin and cricothyroid membrane for relief of respiratory obstruction; used prior to or in place of tracheotomy in certain emergency respiratory obstructions. Synonym: coniotomy, cricothyroidotomy, inferior laryngotomy, intercricothyrotomy. Origin: cricoid + thyroid + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior lateral genicular artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, popliteal; distribution, knee joint; anastomoses, lateral superior genicular and anterior tibial recurrent (and posterior); i.e., articular vascular network of knee. Synonym: arteria genus inferior lateralis, lateral inferior genicular artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior ligament of epididymis | The lower of the folds of the tunica vaginalis between the body of the epididymis and the testis. Synonym: ligamentum epididymidis inferius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior limb | The hip, thigh, leg, ankle, and foot. Synonym: membrum inferius, inferior limb, lower extremity, pelvic limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior lingual muscle | An intrinsic muscle of the tongue, cylindrical in shape, occupying the underpart on either side; action, shortens the lower part of the tongue; nerve supply, motor by hypoglossal, sensory by lingual. Synonym: musculus longitudinalis inferior, inferior lingual muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior lingular branch of lingular branch of left pulmonary artery | <anatomy, artery> Branch (of the lingular branch) of the left pulmonary artery serving the inferior lingular segment of the superior lobe of the left lung. Synonym: ramus lingularis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior lingular segment | Inferior lingular segment of superior lobe of left lung; between superior lingular segment and oblique fissure. Synonym: segmentum lingulare inferius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior lobe of lung | It is located below and behind the oblique fissure and contains five bronchopulmonary segments: superior, medial basal, anterior basal, lateral basal, and posterior basal. Synonym: lobus inferior pulmonis, lower lobe of lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior longitudinal fasciculus | A well marked bundle of long association fibres running the whole length of the occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebrum, in part parallel with the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle. Synonym: fasciculus longitudinalis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |