| FDQB | flexor digiti quinti brevis |
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| FPB | femoral popliteal bypass; fibrino-peptide B; flexor pollicis brevis |
| PB | British pharmacopeia [Pharmacopoeia Britannica]; paraffin bath; Paul-Bunnell [antibody]; periodic br... |
| musculus ciliaris | <anatomy> The smooth muscle of the ciliary body; it consists of circular fibres (Muller's muscle) and radiating fibres (meridional fibres, or Brucke's muscle); action, in contracting, its diameter is reduced (like a sphincter), reducing tensile (stretching) forces on lens, allowing it to thicken for near vision (accommodation). Synonym: musculus ciliaris, Bowman's muscle, ciliary ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| corona ciliaris | The circular figure on the inner surface of the ciliary body, formed by the processes and folds (plicae) taken together. Synonym: ciliary crown, ciliary wreath. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus ciliaris | One of the radiating pigmented ridges, usually seventy in number, on the inner surface of the ciliary body, increasing in thickness as they advance from the orbiculus ciliaris to the external border of the iris; these, together with the folds (plicae) in the furrows between them, constitute the corona ciliaris. Synonym: processus ciliaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum pigmenti corporis ciliaris | The continuation of the pigment layer of the retina onto the posterior aspect of the ciliary body. Synonym: pigmented layer of ciliary body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbiculus ciliaris | The darkly pigmented posterior zone of the ciliary body continuous with the retina at the ora serrata. Synonym: ciliary disk, ciliary ring, pars plana. Origin: Mod. L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tylosis ciliaris | Thickening of the tarsal border of the eyelid. Synonym: tylosis ciliaris. Origin: pachy-+ G. Blepharon, eyelid (05 Mar 2000) |
| zona ciliaris | The outer, wider zone of the anterior surface of the iris, separated from the pupillary zone by the collarette. Synonym: zona ciliaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zonula ciliaris | A series of delicate meridional fibres arising from the inner surface of the orbiculus ciliaris that run in bundles between, and in a very thin layer over, the ciliary processes; at the inner border of the corona, the fibres diverge into two groups that are attached to the capsule on the anterior and posterior surfaces of the lens close to the equator; the spaces between these two layers of fibres are filled with aqueous humor. Synonym: zonula ciliaris, apparatus suspensorius lentis, suspensory ligament of lens, Zinn's zonule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina basalis corporis ciliaris | The inner layer of the ciliary body, continuous with the basal layer of the choroid and supporting the pigment epithelium of the ciliary retina. Synonym: lamina basalis corporis ciliaris, basal layer of ciliary body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abductor pollicis brevis | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, tubercle of trapezium and flexor retinaculum; insertion, lateral side of proximal phalanx of thumb; action, abducts thumb; nerve supply, median. Synonym: musculus abductor pollicis brevis, short abductor muscle of thumb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adductor brevis | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, superior ramus of pubis; insertion, upper third of medial lip of linea aspera; action, adducts thigh; nerve supply, obturator. Synonym: musculus adductor brevis, short adductor muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria centralis brevis | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the precommunical part of the anterior cerebral artery. Synonym: arteria centralis brevis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bacillus brevis | A species found in soil, air, dust, milk, and cheese; some strains produce the antibiotic gramicidin or tyrocidin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brevis | Brief, short. Origin: L. Short (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa musculi extensoris carpi radialis brevis | <anatomy> The bursa between the tendon of the extensor carpi radialis brevis and the base of the third metacarpal. Synonym: bursa musculi extensoris carpi radialis brevis. (05 Mar 2000) |