| CINCA | chronic infantile neurological cutaneous and auricular [syndrome] |
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| IA | ibotenic acid; immune adherence; immunoadsorbent; immunobiologic activity; impedance angle; indolami... |
| IASD | interatrial septal defect; inter-auricular septal defect |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
| ABCDES | abnormal alignment, bones-periarticular osteoporosis, cartilage-joint space loss, deformities, margi... |
| auricular complex | P wave in the electrocardiogram. Synonym: auricular complex. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| auricular extrasystole | A premature contraction of the heart arising from an ectopic atrial focus. Synonym: auricular extrasystole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular fissure | A fissure separating the tympanic portion from the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; it transmits the auricular branch of the vagus nerve. Synonym: fissura tympanomastoidea, auricular fissure, tympanomastoid suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular ganglion | An autonomic ganglion situated below the foramen ovale medial to the mandibular nerve; its postganglionic, parasympathetic fibres are distributed to the parotid gland. Synonym: ganglion oticum, Arnold's ganglion, auricular ganglion, otoganglion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular index | Relation of the width to the height of the auricle or pinna: (width of pinna × 100)/length of pinna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular ligaments | The three ligaments that attach the auricle to the side of the head: anterior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare anterius), which extends from the root of the zygomatic process to the spine of the helix; posterior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare posterius), which extends from the mastoid process to the conchal eminence; superior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare superius), which extends from the superior margin of the osseous external acoustic meatus to the spine of the helix. Synonym: ligamenta auricularia, Valsalva's ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular notch | A notch between the supratragic tubercle and the crus of the helix. Synonym: incisura anterior auris, anterior auricular groove, auricular notch, sulcus auriculae anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular point | A craniometric point at the centre of the opening of the external acoustic meatus; or, in certain cases, the middle of the upper edge of this opening. Synonym: auricular point. Origin: L. Auricularis, pertaining to the ear (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular reflex | A movement of the ears in animals in response to a sound; part of the investigatory reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular standstill | atrial standstill |
| auricular surface of ilium | The irregular, L-shaped articular surface on the medial aspect of the ilium that articulates with the sacrum. Synonym: facies auricularis ossis ilii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular surface of sacrum | The rough articular surface on the lateral aspect of the sacrum that articulates with the ilium on each side. Synonym: facies auricularis ossis sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular systole | Contraction of the atria. Synonym: auricular systole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular tachycardia | Paroxysmal tachycardia originating in an ectopic focus in the atrium. Synonym: auricular tachycardia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular triangle | A triangle formed by the base of the auricle and by lines drawn from the true tip of the auricle to the extremities of the base. (05 Mar 2000) |