| ISL | inner scapular line; interspinous ligament; isoleucine |
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| LAD | lactic acid dehydrogenase; left anterior descending [artery]; left axis deviation; leukocyte adhesio... |
| lig | ligament; ligation |
| MCL | maximum containment laboratory; medial collateral ligament; midclavicular line; midcostal line; mini... |
| OALL | ossification of anterior longitudinal ligament |
| indifferent gonad | The primordial organ in an embryo before its differentiation into testis or ovary. See: indifferent genitalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| female gonad | <anatomy> One of two small oval bodies situated on either side of the uterus on the posterior surface of the broad ligament. The structures in which the ova (eggs) are developed and released during ovulation. (05 Jan 1998) |
| suspensory | 1. Suspended; hanging; depending. 2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle. 3. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to a suspensorium. <medicine> That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss; specifically . A bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum. Origin: Cf. F. Suspensoir, suspensoire. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| suspensory bandage | A bag of expansile fabric for supporting the scrotum and its contents. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suspensory ligaments of breast | Well developed retinacula cutis that extend from the fibrous stroma of the mammary gland to the overlying skin. Synonym: ligamenta suspensoria mammae, Cooper's ligaments, suspensory ligaments of Cooper. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suspensory ligaments of Cooper | Well developed retinacula cutis that extend from the fibrous stroma of the mammary gland to the overlying skin. Synonym: ligamenta suspensoria mammae, Cooper's ligaments, suspensory ligaments of Cooper. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suspensory muscle of duodenum | A broad flat band of smooth muscle and fibrous tissue attached to the right crus of the diaphragm and to the duodenum at its junction with the jejunum. Synonym: musculus suspensorius duodeni, Treitz's ligament, Treitz's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromioclavicular ligament | <anatomy> A fibrous band extending from the acromion of the scapula to the clavicle. Synonym: ligamentum acromioclaviculare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alveolodental ligament | <anatomy> Fibrous connective tissue surrounding the root of a tooth that separates it from and attaches it to the alveolar bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| annular ligament | <anatomy> One of a number of ligament's encircling various parts; the principal annular ligament's are those of the stapes, radius, and trachea. See: annular ligament of the radius, annular ligament of the stapes, annular ligaments of the trachea. Synonym: ligamentum annulare, orbicular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular ligament of the radius | The ligament that encircles and holds the head of the radius in the radial notch of the ulna, forming the proximal radioulnar joint and enabling pronation/supination of forearm; receives the radial collateral ligament of the elbow. Synonym: ligamentum annulare radii, ligamentum orbiculare radii, orbicular ligament of radius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular ligament of the stapes | A ring of elastic fibres that attaches the base of the stapes to the margin of the fenestra vestibuli. Synonym: ligamentum annulare stapedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anococcygeal ligament | <anatomy> A musculofibrous band that passes between the anus and the coccyx. Synonym: ligamentum anococcygeum, anococcygeal body, raphe anococcygea, Symington's anococcygeal body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior costotransverse ligament | <anatomy> The fibrous band that extends upward from the neck of a rib to the transverse process of the next higher vertebra. Synonym: ligamentum costotransversarium superius, anterior costotransverse ligament, ligamentum costotransversarium anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior cruciate ligament | <anatomy> A ligament that stabilises the knee joint. <orthopaedics> A common type of knee sprain which involves injury to the anterior cruciate ligament. The knee with an anterior cruciate ligament injury will usually appear swollen and tender. Reconstruction of the ligament is possible using a fibreoptic procedure, known as arthroscopy, is used in the surgical repair of any of several knee ligaments including the anterior cruciate ligament, lateral or medial meniscus, lateral collateral or medial collateral ligament. Recovery from this procedure is based largely on the ligament repaired and can be highly variable. (06 Oct 1997) |