| ACC | accommodation; acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase; acinic cell carcinoma; acute care center; adenoid cyst... |
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| AdC | adenylate cyclase; adrenal cortex |
| CbCtx | cerebellar cortex |
| CC | calcaneal-cuboid; calcium cyclamate; cardiac catheterization; cardiac contusion; cardiac cycle; card... |
| COR | cardiac output recorder; comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation; conditioned orientation reflex; co... |
| equator lentis | The periphery of the lens lying between the two layers of the ciliary zonule. Synonym: equator lentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tunica vasculosa lentis | A nutrient vascular layer enveloping the lens of the eye in the foetus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterior lentis | The anterior surface of the lens of the eye. Synonym: facies anterior lentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior lentis | The posterior surface of the lens of the eye. Synonym: facies posterior lentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fibrae lentis | <biology, ophthalmology, physiology> The elongated cells of ectodermal origin forming the substance of the crystalline lens of the eye. Synonym: fibrae lentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adrenal cortex | <anatomy, endocrinology> This is the outer portion of the fattyacids and inhibit inflammation in allergic responses. Mineralocortoids regulate the levels of minerals such as sodium and potassium in the blood. (06 May 1997) |
| adrenal cortex injection | An obsolete treatment involving the parenteral administration of extract of the adrenal cortex; formerly used in treatment of Addison's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| agranular cortex | See: cerebral cortex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amorphous fraction of adrenal cortex | Noncrystalline residue of an acetone extract of the adrenal cortex after crystalline steroids, e.g., corticosterone, deoxycorticosterone, etc., have been isolated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| association cortex | Generic term denoting the large expanses of the cerebral cortex that are not sensory or motor in the customary sense, but are involved in advanced stages of sensory information processing, multisensory integration, or sensorimotor integration. See: cerebral cortex. Synonym: association areas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auditory cortex | Area of the temporal lobe concerned with hearing. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ganglionic layer of cerebellar cortex | The layer of Purkinje cells between the molecular and granular layers of the cerebellar cortex. Synonym: stratum neuronorum piriformium, ganglionic layer of cerebellar cortex, layer of piriform neurons, Purkinje's layer, stratum gangliosum cerebelli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ganglionic layer of cerebral cortex | Layer 5 of the cortex cerebri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parastriate cortex | See: visual cortex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| visual cortex | Area of the occipital lobe concerned with vision. (12 Dec 1998) |