| GMT | geometric mean titer; gingival margin trimmer |
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| ICM | inner cell mass; integrated conditional model; intercostal margin; International Confederation of Mi... |
| LCM | latent cardiomyopathy; left costal margin; leukocyte-conditioned medium; lowest common multiple; lym... |
| LICM | left intercostal margin |
| LM | lactic acid mineral [medium]; lactose malabsorption; laryngeal mask; laryngeal muscle; lateral malle... |
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| sphenoid process of septal cartilage | The tapering extension of the septal cartilage that lies between the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid and the vomer. Synonym: processus posterior cartilaginis septi nasi, processus sphenoidalis cartilaginis septi nasi, sphenoid process of septal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sphenoid sinus | One of the paired paranasal sinuses, located in the body of the sphenoid bone and communicating with the highest meatus of the nasal cavity on the same side. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sphenoid sinusitis | Inflammation of the sphenoid sinus. This condition usually is accompanied by pansinusitis and may present itself in an acute or chronic form. (12 Dec 1998) |
| squamous border of sphenoid bone | The margin of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone. Synonym: margo squamosus ossis sphenoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zygomatic border of greater wing of sphenoid bone | The border of the greater wing of the sphenoid that articulates with the zygomatic bone. Synonym: margo zygomaticus alae majoris, zygomatic margin of greater wing of sphenoid bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontal border of sphenoid bone | The margin of the greater wing of the sphenoid bon that articulates with the frontal bone. Synonym: margo frontalis ossis sphenoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lesser wing of sphenoid bone | One of a bilateral pair of triangular, pointed plates extending laterally from the anterolateral body of the sphenoid bone. Forming the posteriormost portion of the floor of the anterior cranial fossa, their sharp posterior edge forms the sphenoidal ridge separating anterior and middle cranial fossae. The medial end of the lesser wing attaches to the body by means of two pedicles, thus forming the optic canal. The wing itself forms the superior margin of the supraorbital fissure. Synonym: ala minor ossis sphenoidalis, ala orbitalis, Ingrassia's apophysis, Ingrassia's wing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior margin | The ventral or most forward margin of a structure. Synonym: anterior margin, ventral border. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular margin | A ring of fibrocartilage attached to the margin of the glenoid cavity of the scapula to increase its depth. Synonym: labrum glenoidale, articular margin, circumferential cartilage, glenoid ligament, glenoidal lip, ligamentum glenoidale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margin | 1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake. 2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing. 3. The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article. 4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty. 5. Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc. Margin draft, that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course immediately above it. See Gauge. Synonym: Border, brink, verge, brim, rim. Origin: OE. Margine, margent, L. Margo, ginis. Cf. March a border, Marge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| margin of acetabulum | The rim of bone around the acetabulum to which is attached the labrum acetabulare. Synonym: limbus acetabuli, margo acetabularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margin of fossa ovalis | A muscular ring surrounding the fossa ovalis in the wall of the right atrium of the heart. Synonym: annulus ovalis, margin of fossa ovalis, Vieussens' annulus, Vieussens' isthmus, Vieussens' limbus, Vieussens' ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margin of orbit | The mostly sharp edge of the orbital opening which is the peripheral border of the base of the pyramid-shaped orbit. The superior half of the orbital rim is the supraorbital margin; the inferior half is the infraorbital margin. The frontal, maxillary, and zygomatic bones contribute to the orbital rim, which is generally strong to protect the orbital contents. Weak, potential fracture sites of the rim coincide with the sutures between the participating bones. Synonym: margin of orbit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margin of safety | The margin between the minimal therapeutic dose and the minimal toxic dose of a drug. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margin of the tongue | The lateral border that separates the dorsum from the inferior surface of the tongue on each side, the two borders meeting anteriorly at the apex. Synonym: margo linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |