| GBD | gallbladder disease; gender behavior disorder; glass blower's disease; granulomatous bowel disease |
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| GID | gender identity disorder |
| GMCD | grand mal convulsive disorder |
| HID | headache, insomnia, depression [syndrome]; herniated intervertebral disc; human infectious dose; hyp... |
| IAHD | idiopathic acquired hemolytic disorder |
| compound bone fracture | <orthopaedics> A fractured bone that is exposed to potential bacterial contamination through a laceration or puncture wound in the soft tissues overlying the fracture site. (05 Jan 1998) |
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| conchal crest of palatine bone | The ridge on the nasal surface of the perpendicular part of the palatine bone to which the inferior nasal concha attaches. Synonym: crista conchalis ossis palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| multangular bone | See: trapezium, trapezoid bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| woven bone | Bony tissue characteristic of the embryonal skeleton, in which the collagen fibres of the matrix are arranged irregularly in the form of interlacing networks. Synonym: nonlamellar bone, reticulated bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumatic bone | A bone that is hollow or contains many air cells, such as the mastoid process of the temporal bone. Synonym: os pneumaticum, hollow bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| convoluted bone | See: inferior nasal concha, middle nasal concha, superior nasal concha, supreme nasal concha. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornua of hyoid bone | See: greater horn of hyoid bone, lesser horn of hyoid bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cortical bone | The superficial thin layer of compact bone. Synonym: substantia corticalis, cortical substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coxal bone | A large flat bone formed by the fusion of the ilium, ischium, and pubis (in the adult), constituting the lateral half of the pelvis; it articulates with its fellow anteriorly, with the sacrum posteriorly, and with the femur laterally. Synonym: os coxae, coxa, coxal bone, innominate bone, os innominatum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of palatine bone | A transverse ridge near the posterior border of the bony palate, located on the inferior surface of the horizontal plate of the palatine bone. Synonym: crista palatina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of petrous part of temporal bone | The margin that separates the anterior and posterior surfaces of the petrous part of the temporal bone and the lateral part of the middle cranial fossa from the posterior cranial fossa. Synonym: margo superior partis petrosae ossis temporalis, crest of petrous part of temporal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cribriform plate of ethmoid bone | A horizontal lamina from which are suspended the labyrinth, on either side, and the lamina perpendicularis in the centre; it fits into the ethmoidal notch of the frontal bone and supports the olfactory lobes of the cerebrum, being pierced with numerous openings for the passage of the olfactory nerves. Synonym: lamina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis, cribrum, sieve bone, sieve plate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior border of petrous part of temporal bone | The margin of the petrous part of the temporal bone that extends from the apex to the jugular notch; it articulates with the basal and jugular portions of the occipital bone. Synonym: margo posterior partis petrosae ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemangioma of bone | <radiology> Lytic bone lesion, can cross joint spaces and interosseous membranes Findings: vertebral body: vertical striations (ivory), skull: sunburst or sunrise, long bone: soap bubble or honeycomb, which may surround a joint see also: Mafucci syndrome (12 Dec 1998) |
| posterior surface of petrous part of temporal bone | The surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone that contributes to the posterior cranial fossa. Synonym: facies posterior partis petrosae ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |