| LOT | lateral olfactory tract; left occipitotransverse [fetal position] |
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| olf | olfactory |
| OLFR | olfactory receptor |
| OMP | olfactory marker protein; ornithine monophosphate; outer membrane protein |
| OP | occipitoparietal; occipitoposterior; occiput posterior; octapeptide; olfactory peduncle; opening pre... |
| bulb of vestibule | A mass of erectile tissue on either side of the vagina united anterior to the urethra by the commissura bulborum. Synonym: bulbus vestibuli vaginae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vein of bulb of penis | A tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the bulb of the penis. Synonym: vena bulbi penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vein of vestibular bulb | The vein draining the bulb of the vestibule; a tributary of the internal pudendal vein. Synonym: vena bulbi vestibuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid bulb | <anatomy> A slight dilation in the carotid artery at its bifurcation into the external and internal carotid arteries, it contains baroreceptors (pressure sensors) that when stimulated, will cause a reflex slowing of the heart, vasodilation and a fall in blood pressure. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Rouget's bulb | A venous plexus on the surface of the ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rubber-bulb syringe | A syringe with a hollow rubber bulb and cannula provided with a check valve, used to obtain a jet of air or water. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wet and dry bulb thermometer | An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere, being essentially a wet and dry bulb hygrometer. Origin: Gr. Psychros cold: cf. F. Psychrometre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| commissure of vestibular bulb | A narrow median band that connects the two masses of erectile tissue (the bulbus vestibuli) on either side of the vaginal orifice. Synonym: pars intermedia commissura bulborum, commissura bulborum, intermediate part of vestibular bulb, pars intermedia bulborum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjunctival layer of bulb | The part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior surface of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea. Synonym: tunica conjunctiva bulbi, conjunctival layer of bulb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hair bulb | Hair bulb, the lower expanded extremity of the hair follicle that fits like a cap over the papilla pili. Synonym: bulbus pili, hair bulb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemisphere of bulb of penis | One of the lateral halves of the bulb of the penis that are separated by a median groove on the posterior part of the undersurface. Synonym: hemispherium bulbi urethrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-bulb | <botany> An aerial corm, or thickened stem, as of some epiphytic orchidaceous plants. Origin: Pseudo- + bulb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| speech bulb | A prosthetic speech aid; a restoration used to close a cleft or other opening in the hard or soft palate, or to replace absent tissue necessary for the production of good speech. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental bulb | <dentistry> The papilla, derived from mesoderm, that forms the part of the primordium of a tooth that is situated within the cup-shaped enamel organ. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenal bulb | The first portion of the duodenum, as seen in a roentgenogram or by fluoroscopy. Synonym: duodenal bulb. (05 Mar 2000) |