| ACD | absolute cardiac dullness; absolute claudication distance; acid-citrate-dextrose [solution]; actinom... |
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| APD | action potential duration; acute polycystic disease; advanced physical diagnosis; anteroposterior di... |
| A-PD | anteroposterior diameter |
| bisp | bispinous [diameter] |
| BPD | biparietal diameter; blood pressure decrease; borderline personality disorder; bronchopulmonary dysp... |
micronucleus
| zygomaticotemporal branch of zygomatic nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Penetrates frontal process of zygomatic bone to supply skin of face lateral to orbit. Synonym: ramus zygomaticotemporalis nervi zygomatici. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| zygomatic process of frontal bone | The massive projection of the frontal bone that joins the zygomatic bone to form the lateral margin of the orbit. Synonym: processus zygomaticus ossis frontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zygomatic process of maxilla | The rough projection from the maxilla that articulates with the zygomatic bone. Synonym: malar process, processus zygomaticus maxillae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zygomatic process of temporal bone | The anterior process of the temporal bone that articulates with the temporal process of the zygomatic bone to form the zygomatic arch. Synonym: processus zygomaticus ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zygomatic region | The region of the face outlined by the zygomatic bone; the prominence above the cheek. Synonym: regio zygomatica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral surface of zygomatic bone | The lateral surface of the zygomatic bone. Synonym: facies lateralis ossis zygomatici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontal process of zygomatic bone | The process of the zygomatic bone which extends upward to form the lateral margin of the orbit and articulates with the frontal bone and greater wing of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: frontosphenoidal process, processus frontalis ossis zygomatici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lesser zygomatic muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, zygomatic bone posterior to zygomaticomaxillary suture; insertion, orbicularis oris of upper lip; action, draws upper lip upward and outward; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus zygomaticus minor, caput zygomaticum quadrati labii superioris, lesser zygomatic muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet | Distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the upper posterior edge of the pubic symphysis. Synonym: anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet, conjugata vera, conjugate axis, conjugate diameter of pelvic inlet, diameter mediana, internal conjugate, true conjugate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Baudelocque's diameter | The distance in a straight line between the depression under the last spinous process of the lumbar vertebrae and the upper edge of the pubic symphysis. Synonym: Baudelocque's diameter, external conjugate diameter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biparietal diameter | The diameter of the foetal head between the two parietal eminences. (05 Mar 2000) |
| buccolingual diameter | The diameter of the crown of a tooth measured from the buccal to the lingual surfaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| geometric mean diameter | A measure of the central tendency of particle size composition of substrate materials sometimes used as an index of the quality of spawning gravels. Also referred to as D50 size. (09 Oct 1997) |
| conjugate diameter of pelvic inlet | Distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the upper posterior edge of the pubic symphysis. Synonym: anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet, conjugata vera, conjugate axis, conjugate diameter of pelvic inlet, diameter mediana, internal conjugate, true conjugate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjugate diameter of pelvic outlet | The distance from the tip of the coccyx to the lower edge of the pubic symphysis. See: obstetric conjugate of pelvic outlet. Synonym: conjugate diameter of pelvic outlet. (05 Mar 2000) |