| CBMMP | chronic benign mucous membrane pemphigus |
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| MC | mass casualties; mast cell; Master of Surgery [Lat. Magister Chirurgiae]; maximum concentration; Med... |
| MG | Marcus Gunn [pupil]; margin; medial gastrocnemius [muscle]; membranous glomerulonephritis; menopausa... |
| MM | macromolecule; Maelzels metronome; major medical [insurance]; malignant melanoma; manubrium to malle... |
| mm | methylmalonyl; millimeter; mucous membrane; muscles |
| mucous patch | An oval to round, yellow-gray to white, membrane-covered lesion or lesions occurring on the mucous membranes; usually seen in secondary syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mucous plaque | In dentistry, a mass of filamentous microorganisms and large variety of smaller forms attached to the surface of a tooth which, depending on bacterial activity and environmental factors, may give rise to caries, calculus, or inflammatory changes in adjacent tissue. Synonym: dental plaque, mucous plaque, mucinous plaque. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucous plug | A mass of mucus and cells filling the cervical canal between periods or during pregnancy; a mass of mucous occluding a main or lobar bronchus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucous polyp | An adenomatous polyp in which conspicuous amounts of mucin are formed, a polypoid cyst that contains mucus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucous rale | A bubbling rale heard on auscultation over bronchial tubes containing mucus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucous sheath of tendon | A sheath of synovial membrane enveloping certain of the tendons; it contains a small amount of synovial fluid. Synonym: vagina synovialis tendinis, mucous sheath of tendon, theca tendinis, vagina mucosa tendinis, vaginal synovial membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surface mucous cells of stomach | Cell's lining the gastric surface and foveolae; a glycoprotein product at the apical end of each cell is secreted and forms a mucous protective film. Synonym: theca cells of stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Achilles bursa | Bursa between the tendo calcaneus and the upper part of the posterior surface of the calcaneum. Synonym: bursa tendinis calcanei, bursa achillis, Achilles bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adventitious bursa | <anatomy> A bursa-like cyst formed between two parts as a result of friction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anserine bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the tibial collateral ligament of the knee joint and the tendons of the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus muscles. Synonym: bursa anserina, tibial intertendinous bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior tibial bursa | <anatomy> The small bursa between the medial surface of the medial cuneiform bone and the tendon of the tibialis anterior. Synonym: bursa subtendinea musculi tibialis anterioris, anterior tibial bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicipitoradial bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the tendon of the biceps brachii muscle and the anterior part of the tuberosity of the radius. Synonym: bursa bicipitoradialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Boyer's bursa | <anatomy> A bursa between the posterior surface of the body of the hyoid bone and the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym: bursa retrohyoidea, Boyer's bursa, bursa of hyoid, subhyoid bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brodie's bursa | <anatomy> Medial subtendinous bursa of gastrocnemius muscle. Synonym: bursa of semimembranosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa | <anatomy> A tissue space (fibrous sac) that is lined with synovial membrane (joint tissue) and contains a small quantity of synovial fluid (joint fluid). Bursas are found in between tendon and bone, skin and bone and muscles. They function to facilitate fluid movement. (27 Sep 1997) |