| LM | lactic acid mineral [medium]; lactose malabsorption; laryngeal mask; laryngeal muscle; lateral malle... |
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| SpM | spiriformis medialis [nucleus] |
| VMO | vastus medialis obliquus [muscle]; visiting medical officer |
| alveoli pulmonis | One of the thin-walled saclike terminal dilations of the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveolar sacs across which gas exchange occurs between alveolar air and the pulmonary capillaries. Synonym: alveoli pulmonis, alveolus, air cells, air vesicles, bronchic cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| apex pulmonis | The rounded, upper extremity of each lung that extends into the cupula of the pleura. Synonym: apex pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basis pulmonis | The lower concave part of the lung that rests upon the convexity of the diaphragm. Synonym: basis pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radix pulmonis | All the structures entering or leaving the lung at the hilum, forming a pedicle invested with the pleura; includes the bronchi, pulmonary artery and veins, bronchial arteries and veins, lymphatics, and nerves. Synonym: radix pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo anterior pulmonis | The thin anteromedial or sternal edge of the lung which overlaps the pericardial sac anteriorly and forms the boundary between the mediastinal and costal surfaces. Synonym: margo anterior pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo inferior pulmonis | The sharp border of the lung that separates the diaphragmatic surface from the costal and mediastinal surfaces. Synonym: margo inferior pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars mediastinalis pulmonis | The part of the medial surface of a lung in contact with the mediastinum. Synonym: pars mediastinalis pulmonis, facies mediastinalis pulmonis, mediastinal part of lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars superior rami lingularis venae pulmonis sinistri | <anatomy, vein> The vein that drains the superior lingular bronchopulmonary segment of the left lung. Synonym: pars superior rami lingularis venae pulmonis sinistri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars vertebralis faciei costalis pulmonis | The part of the medial surface of the lung in contact with the vertebral bodies. Synonym: pars vertebralis faciei costalis pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| porta pulmonis | A wedge-shaped depression on the mediastinal surface of each lung, where the bronchus, blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics enter or leave the viscus. Synonym: hilum pulmonis, porta pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hilum pulmonis | A wedge-shaped depression on the mediastinal surface of each lung, where the bronchus, blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics enter or leave the viscus. Synonym: hilum pulmonis, porta pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| impressio cardiaca pulmonis | The depression on the medial surface of each lung produced by the presence of the heart. It is more pronounced on the left lung. Synonym: impressio cardiaca pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisura cardiaca pulmonis sinistri | The notch in the anterior border of the superior lobe of the left lung which accommodates the pericardium. Synonym: incisura cardiaca pulmonis sinistri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissura horizontalis pulmonis dextri | The deep fissure that separates the upper and middle lobes of the right lung. Synonym: fissura horizontalis pulmonis dextri, horizontal fissure of right lung, minor fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissura obliqua pulmonis | The deep fissure in each lung that runs obliquely downward and forward. It divides the upper and lower lobes of the left lung and separates the upper and middle lobes from the lower lobe of the right lung. Synonym: fissura obliqua pulmonis, major fissure, oblique fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |