| NBM | no bowel movement; normal bone marrow; normal bowel movement; nothing by mouth |
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| NBME | National Board of Medical Examiners; normal bone marrow extract |
| PBM | peak bone mass; peripheral basement membrane; peripheral blood mononuclear [cell]; placental basemen... |
| PBS | perfusion-pressure breakthrough syndrome; phenobarbital sodium; phosphate-buffered saline; planar bo... |
| RBF | regional blood flow; regional bone mass; renal blood flow |
| squamous border of sphenoid bone | The margin of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone. Synonym: margo squamosus ossis sphenoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| squamous part of frontal bone | The broad curved portion of the frontal bone forming the forehead. Synonym: squama frontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous part of occipital bone | The tabular or squamous portion of occipital bone. Synonym: squama occipitalis, occipital squama, frontal squama. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous part of temporal bone | The broad, flat, thin (scale-like) anterior and superior portion of the temporal bone forming part of the lateral wall of the cranial vault. Synonym: pars squamosa ossis temporalis, squama temporalis, temporal squama. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal bone | Either of two small elongated rectangular bones that together form the bridge of the nose. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nasal border of frontal bone | The border of the frontal bone that articulates with the nasal bones. Synonym: margo nasalis ossis frontalis, nasal margin of frontal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal margin of frontal bone | The border of the frontal bone that articulates with the nasal bones. Synonym: margo nasalis ossis frontalis, nasal margin of frontal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal part of frontal bone | Nasal portion of the frontal bone which lies between the two orbital parts anteriorly and forms part of the roof of the nasal cavity. Synonym: pars nasalis ossis frontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal spine of frontal bone | A projection from the centre of the nasal part of the frontal bone, which lies between and articulates with the nasal bones and the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid. Synonym: spina nasalis ossis frontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal surface of palatine bone | The nasal surface of the perpendicular lamina of the palatine bone that forms part of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity, the nasal surface of the horizontal lamina of the palatine bone that forms part of the floor of the nasal cavity. Synonym: facies nasalis ossis palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Stafne bone cyst | An indentation on the lingual surface of the mandible within which a portion of the submandibular gland lies; it appears radiographically as a sharply circumscribed ovoid radiolucency between the mandibular canal and the inferior border of the posterior mandible. Synonym: Stafne bone cyst, static bone cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| navicular bone | A bone of the tarsus on the medial side of the foot articulating with the head of the talus, the three cuneiform bones, and occasionally the cuboid. Synonym: os naviculare, central bone of ankle, os centrale tarsi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| navicular bone of hand | The largest bone of the proximal row of the carpus on the lateral (radial) side, articulating with the radius, lunate, capitate, trapezium, and trapezoid. Synonym: os scaphoideum, navicular bone of hand, os naviculare manus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of thigh bone | A short, constricted, strong bar projecting at an obtuse angle (about 125 |
| static bone cyst | An indentation on the lingual surface of the mandible within which a portion of the submandibular gland lies; it appears radiographically as a sharply circumscribed ovoid radiolucency between the mandibular canal and the inferior border of the posterior mandible. Synonym: Stafne bone cyst, static bone cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |