| MLS | mean lifespan; median life span; median longitudinal section; microphthalmia-linear skin defects [sy... |
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| ABC | absolute basophil count; absolute bone conduction; acalculous biliary colic; acid balance control; a... |
| ACMF | arachnoid cyst of the middle fossa |
| BCF | basophil chemotactic factor; bioconcentration factor; breast cyst fluid |
| BCFP | breast cyst fluid protein |
| palatal reflex | Swallowing reflex induced by stimulation of the palate. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| palatal seal | The seal at the posterior border of a denture. See: posterior palatal seal area. Synonym: palatal seal, post dam, postdam, postpalatal seal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatal shelf | A medially directed outgrowth of the embryonic maxilla; when fused with its opposite number it forms the secondary palate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatal triangle | A triangular area bounded by the greatest transverse diameter of the palate and by lines converging from its extremities to the alveolar point. Synonym: trigonum palati. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior palatal seal | The seal at the posterior border of a denture. See: posterior palatal seal area. Synonym: palatal seal, post dam, postdam, postpalatal seal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior palatal seal area | The soft tissues along the junction of the hard and soft palates on which pressure within the physiologic limits of the tissues can be applied by a denture to aid in the retention of the denture. Synonym: post dam area, postpalatal seal area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ganglionic branches of maxillary nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The ganglionic branches, two short sensory branches of the maxillary nerve in the pterygopalatine fossa, the fibres of which pass through the pterygopalatine ganglion without synapse. Synonym: radix sensoria ganglii pterygopalatini, rami ganglionici nervi maxillaris, rami ganglionares, nervi pterygopalatini, nervi sphenopalatini, pterygopalatine nerves, sensory root of pterygopalatine ganglion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillary | <anatomy> Pertaining to the maxilla. The irregularly shaped bone that with its fellow forms the upper jaw. Origin: L. Maxillaris (18 Nov 1997) |
| maxillary angle | The angle formed by a line drawn from the ophryon and another from the point of the mandible and meeting at the contact between the upper and lower incisor teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillary antrum | A air filled cavity within the maxilla (bone that forms the face and upper jaw). The maxillary sinus is located just below the bony prominence of the cheek (27 Sep 1997) |
| maxillary artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the external carotid artery which distributes to the deep structures of the face (internal maxillary) and to the side of the face and nose (external maxillary). (12 Dec 1998) |
| maxillary dentition | The teeth supported by the alveolar process of the two maxillae, whether the 10 deciduous teeth or the 16 permanent teeth. Synonym: arcus dentalis superior, maxillary dentition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillary eminence | The bulging lower extremity of the posterior surface of the body of the maxilla, behind the root of the last molar tooth. Synonym: tuber maxillae, eminentia maxillae, maxillary eminence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillary fractures | Fractures of the upper jaw. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maxillary gland | The second largest of the three major salivary glands. It is located deep to the mandible (jaw bone). (12 Dec 1998) |