| ABC | absolute basophil count; absolute bone conduction; acalculous biliary colic; acid balance control; a... |
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| ACMF | arachnoid cyst of the middle fossa |
| BCF | basophil chemotactic factor; bioconcentration factor; breast cyst fluid |
| BCFP | breast cyst fluid protein |
| Cy | cyanogen; cyclophosphamide; cyst; cytarabine |
| raphe penis | The continuation of the raphe of the scrotum onto the underside of the penis. Synonym: raphe penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| raphe perinei | The central anteroposterior line of the perineum, most marked in the male, being continuous with the raphe of the scrotum. Synonym: raphe perinei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| raphe pharyngis | The central line of the pharynx posteriorly where the muscular fibres meet and partly interlace. Synonym: raphe pharyngis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| raphe pontis | The continuation of the raphe medullae oblongatae into the pars dorsalis (or tegmentum) pontis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| raphe pterygomandibularis | A tendinous thickening of the buccopharyngeal fascia, separating and giving origin to the buccinator muscle anteriorly and the superior constrictor of the pharynx posteriorly. Synonym: raphe pterygomandibularis, pterygomandibular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| raphe retinae | The horizontal line separating the superior and inferior portions of the temporal retina over which the retinal nerve fibres do not course. (05 Mar 2000) |
| raphe scroti | A central line, like a cord, running over the scrotum from the anus to the root of the penis; it marks the position of the septum scroti. Synonym: raphe scroti, Vesling's line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| penile raphe | The continuation of the raphe of the scrotum onto the underside of the penis. Synonym: raphe penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perineal raphe | The central anteroposterior line of the perineum, most marked in the male, being continuous with the raphe of the scrotum. Synonym: raphe perinei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pharyngeal raphe | The central line of the pharynx posteriorly where the muscular fibres meet and partly interlace. Synonym: raphe pharyngis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scrotal raphe | A central line, like a cord, running over the scrotum from the anus to the root of the penis; it marks the position of the septum scroti. Synonym: raphe scroti, Vesling's line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pterygomandibular raphe | A tendinous thickening of the buccopharyngeal fascia, separating and giving origin to the buccinator muscle anteriorly and the superior constrictor of the pharynx posteriorly. Synonym: raphe pterygomandibularis, pterygomandibular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Stilling's raphe | The transverse interdigitations of fibre bundles across the anterior median fissure of the medulla oblongata at the decussation of the pyramidal tracts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral palpebral raphe | A narrow fibrous band in the lateral part of the orbicularis oculi muscle formed by the interlacing of fibres passing through the upper and lower eyelids. Synonym: raphe palpebralis lateralis, palpebral raphe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata | The longitudinal groove in the midline of the anterior aspect of the medulla oblongata; it is the medullary equivalent of the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord and ends at the foramen caecum posterius; its caudal part is obliterated by the decussation of the pyramids. Synonym: fissura mediana anterior medullae oblongatae, anteromedian groove. (05 Mar 2000) |