| CAS | calcarine sulcus; calcific aortic stenosis; Cancer Attitude Survey; carbohydrate-active steroid; car... |
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| CDC-BRFS | Centers for Disease Control Behavioral Risk Factor Survey |
| CODS | Charnes organizational diagnosis survey |
| CPS | carbamoylphosphate synthetase; cardioplegic perfusion solution; centipoise; cervical pain syndrome; ... |
| GSS | gamete-shedding substance; General Social Survey; Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker [disease] |
| horizontal fissure of right lung | 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) |
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| horizontal fracture | A fracture of the facial bones in which there is a horizontal fracture at the base of the maxillae above the apices of the teeth. Synonym: horizontal fracture, Le Fort I fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| horizontal growth phase | An early stage of development of cutaneous melanoma by intraepidermal spread of atypical melanocytes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| horizontal osteotomy | An osteotomy performed intraorally for genioplasty; the inferior aspect of the anterior mandible is advanced or retruded by movement of the free segment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| horizontal overlap | The projection of the upper anterior and/or posterior teeth beyond their antagonists in a horizontal direction. Synonym: overjet, overjut. (05 Mar 2000) |
| horizontal part of duodenum | pars horizontalis duodeni, inferior part of duodenum, pars inferior duodeni |
| horizontal part of facial canal | First portion of facial canal, between beginning of canal (at the introitus of the facial canal at the end of the internal auditory meatus) and the point at which it turns to descend, beginning the descending part. There are two components (crura) of the horizontal part: the medially-located, anteriorly-directed medial crus and the laterally-placed, posteriorly-directed lateral crus, the two being continuous at a sharp bend, the genu of the facial canal. This lateral part is where the genicular ganglion is located and which communicates with the middle cranial fossa via the hiatus of the facial canal, through which the greater superficial petrosal nerve passes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| horizontal plane | A plane across the body at right angles to the coronal and sagittal plane's. Synonym: horizontal plane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| horizontal plate of palatine bone | The part of the palatine bone that forms the posterior part (approximately one third) of the bony palate. Synonym: lamina horizontalis ossis palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| horizontal resorption | A progressive loss of alveolar and supporting bone surrounding the teeth, beginning at the most coronal level of the bone. Synonym: horizontal resorption. (05 Mar 2000) |
| horizontal transmission | <epidemiology> Transmission occurring generally within a population, but not including vertical transmission. (05 Dec 1998) |
| horizontal vertigo | Dizziness experienced on lying down. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disease transmission, horizontal | The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from one individual to another in the same generation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| transverse horizontal axis | An imaginary line around which the mandible may rotate through the horizontal plane. Synonym: hinge axis, mandibular axis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral crus of horizontal part of the facial canal | Laterally-placed, posteriorly-directed second portion of the horizontal part of the facial canal. See: horizontal part of facial canal. Synonym: lateral crus of horizontal part of the facial canal. (05 Mar 2000) |