| RVL | right vastus lateralis |
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| SVL | superficial vastus lateralis |
| VLO | vastus lateralis obliquus |
| nodus lymphaticus arcus venae azygos | A lymph node of the posterior mediastinal group located adjacent to the arch of the azygos vein. Synonym: nodus lymphaticus arcus venae azygos. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| nodus malaris | One of the facial lymph nodes located near the zygomatic minor muscle. Synonym: nodus malaris, malar node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodus mandibularis | One of the facial lymph nodes located by the facial artery near the point it crosses the mandible. Synonym: nodus mandibularis, mandibular nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodus nasolabialis | One of the facial lymph nodes located near the junction of the superior labial and facial arteries. Synonym: nodus nasolabialis, nasolabial node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodus rectalis medius | A lymph node along the middle rectal artery that receives afferents from the pararectal nodes and sends efferents to the internal iliac nodes. Synonym: middle rectal node, nodus rectalis medius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodus sinuatrialis | sinoatrial node |
| nodus sinuatrialis echo | A postectopic sinus beat occurring earlier than would be expected from the preceding sinus node discharge interval; i.e., the interval following a premature beat of supraventricular origin is less than the ordinary cycle length between sinus beats, whereas ordinarily the interval would be expected to exceed cycle length. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodus suprapyloricus | A lymph node located above the pylorus. Synonym: nodus suprapyloricus, suprapyloric node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodus tibialis anterior | A small inconstant lymph node in front of the interosseous membrane along the upper part of the anterior tibial vessels. Synonym: nodus tibialis anterior, anterior tibial node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodus tibialis posterior | A small inconstant lymph node located along the course of the posterior tibial artery. Synonym: nodus tibialis posterior, posterior tibial node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nonreset nodus sinuatrialis | Nonreset of the sinoatrial node produced by a premature atrial depolarisaton when the sum of the duration of the premature cycle and the return cycle is fully compensatory, i.e., twice the duration of the spontaneous cycle length. Compare: reset nodus sinuatrialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angulus lateralis scapulae | The blunt, concave head of the scapula forming the glenoid cavity at the junction of the superior and lateral borders of the bone. Synonym: angulus lateralis scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angulus oculi lateralis | The angle formed by the junction of the lateral parts of the upper and lower eyelids. Synonym: angulus oculi lateralis, angulus oculi temporalis, external canthus, lateral canthus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apertura lateralis ventriculi quarti | One of the two lateral openings of the fourth ventricle into the subarachnoid space at the cerebellopontine angle. Synonym: apertura lateralis ventriculi quarti, foramen lateralis ventriculi quarti, foramen of Key-Retzius, foramen of Luschka, Retzius' foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcus lumbocostalis lateralis | <anatomy> One of Haller's arches; a thickening of the fascia of the quadratus lumborum muscle between the transverse process of the first lumbar vertebra and the twelfth rib on either side that gives attachment to a portion of the diaphragm. Synonym: ligamentum arcuatum laterale, arcus lumbocostalis lateralis, lateral lumbocostal arch. (05 Mar 2000) |