| SLA | left sacroanterior [fetal position] [Lat. sacrolaeva anterior]; single-cell liquid cytotoxic assay; ... |
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| MC | mass casualties; mast cell; Master of Surgery [Lat. Magister Chirurgiae]; maximum concentration; Med... |
| MMAA | mini-microaggregates of albumin |
| MMS | mass mammographic screening; Master of Medical Science; methyl methanesulfonate; Mini-Mental State |
| MMSE | mini-mental status examination |
| annular pulley | One of the two circular fibrous bands of the fibrous sheaths of the fingers and toes attached to the shaft of the proximal and middle phalanges. Synonym: pars annularis vaginae fibrosae, annular pulley, annulus of fibrous sheath, ligamentum annulare digitorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| annular scleritis | An often protracted inflammation of the anterior portion of the sclera, forming a ring around the corneoscleral limbus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular scotoma | A circular scotoma surrounding the centre of the field of vision. See: ring scotoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular sphincter | A short thickening of circular muscular fibres, similar to a ring; a ring-shaped sphincter as opposed to a segmental sphincter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular staphyloma | A staphyloma extending around the periphery of the cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular stop | <microscopy> The opaque ring-shaped stop with a small central opening usually placed in the objective back focal plane to provide dispersion staining. (05 Aug 1998) |
| annular stricture | A ringlike constriction encircling the wall of a canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular synechia | Adhesion of the entire pupillary margin of the iris to the capsule of the lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular syphilid | Cutaneous lesions of secondary syphilis in which the papules form annular lesions with raised papular borders and clear central portions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gerlach's annular tendon | fibrocartilaginous ring of tympanic membrane |