| Si | the most anterior point on the lower contour of the sella turcica [point]; silicon |
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| TP | temperature and pressure; temperature probe; temporal peak; temporoparietal; tension pneumothorax; t... |
| ECG | Electro-Cardio-Graphy(-Gram); 심전도 = EKG 1. Conducting System Structu... |
| PMI | 1) Point of Maximal Impulse(= Intensity) 2) Proportional Mortality Index;... |
| RIP | Respiratory Inversion Point |
| malar point | Apex of the tuberosity of the zygomatic (malar) bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| maximum occipital point | The point on the squama of the occipital bone farthest from the glabella. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mayo-Robson's point | A point just above and to the right of the umbilicus, where tenderness on pressure exists in disease of the pancreas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mcburney's point | In acute appendicitis, extreme sensitivity over the appendix in a location that is approximately two inches to the left of the right anterior superior iliac spine. (27 Sep 1997) |
| cell cycle restriction point | <cell biology, molecular biology> A point, late in G1, after which the cell must, normally, proceed through to division at its standard rate. (26 Mar 1998) |
| median mandibular point | <anatomy> A point on the anteroposterior centre of the mandibular ridge in the median sagittal plane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central-bearing point | The contact point of a central-bearing device. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retention point | A provision made within a cavity preparation of a tooth to hold in place the first pieces of gold when placing a direct gold restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| melting point | The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid, the temperature at which 50% of a macromolecule becomes denatured. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mental point | In craniometry, the most anterior point on the mandible in the midline; the most anterior, prominent point on the chin. Synonym: mental point. Origin: G. Dim. Of pogon, beard (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gueneau de Mussy's point | A point, painful on pressure, at the junction of a line prolonging the left border of the sternum and a horizontal line at the level of end of the bony portion of the tenth rib; it is present in cases of diaphragmatic pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metopic point | A craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences. Synonym: metopic point. Origin: G. Metopon, forehead (05 Mar 2000) |
| Clado's point | A point at the junction of the interspinous and right semilunar lines, at the lateral border of the rectus abdominis muscle, where marked tenderness on pressure is felt in some cases of appendicitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cold-rigor point | The degree of lowered temperature at which the activity of a cell ceases and the cell passes into the narcotic or hibernating state. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weber's point | A point situated 1 cm below the promontory of the sacrum; believed by Weber to represent the centre of gravity of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |