| TLA | thymus leukemia antigen; tissue lactase activity; tongue-to-lip adhesion; translaryngeal aspiration;... |
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| tng | tongue |
| TRD | tongue-retaining device |
| ALS | acute lateral sclerosis; advanced life support; afferent loop syndrome; amyotrophic lateral sclerosi... |
| LGN | lateral geniculate nucleus; lateral glomerulonephritis |
| gingival margin | The most coronal portion of the gingiva surrounding the tooth, the edge of the free gingiva. Synonym: cervical margin, gingival crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cavity margin | The periphery of a filling, the line of junction between a restoration and the external surface of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial margin | The border of a structure closest to the medial plane. Synonym: margo medialis, medial margin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reserve margin | The amount by which the utility's total electric power capacity exceeds maximum electric demand. (05 Dec 1998) |
| cervical margin | Termination of a restoration in the gingival area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cervical margin of tooth | The slightly constricted part of a tooth, between the crown and the root. Synonym: cervix dentis, cervical margin of tooth, cervical zone of tooth, collum dentis, dental neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesovarian margin of ovary | The border of the ovary to which the mesovarium is attached. Synonym: margo mesovaricus ovarii, mesovarian margin of ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right margin of heart | The border between the sternocostal and diaphragmatic surfaces of the heart; it is fairly well defined in fixed hearts but is rounded and indefinite in the living heart. Synonym: margo dexter cordis, right margin of heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliary margin of iris | The peripheral border of the iris attached to the ciliary body. Synonym: margo ciliaris iridis, ciliary margin of iris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corneal margin | The margin of the cornea overlapped by the sclera. Synonym: limbus corneae, corneal margin, sclerocorneal junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornua of falciform margin of saphenous opening | See: inferior horn of falciform margin of saphenous opening, superior horn of falciform margin of saphenous opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal margin | The lower edge of the chest (thorax) formed by the bottom edge of the rib cage. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psoas margin | In abdominal radiography, the appearance of the fat stripe delineating the lateral margin of the psoas muscle shadow; shows a normal retroperitoneum when visible. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pupillary margin of iris | The inner border of the iris that forms the edge of the pupil. Synonym: margo pupillaris iridis, pupillary margin of iris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous margin | Edge of a bone which articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone. See: squamous border of parietal bone, squamous border of sphenoid bone. Synonym: margo squamosus, squamous margin. (05 Mar 2000) |