| RVID | ventricular internal dimension |
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| SIMA | single internal mammary artery |
| UICAO | unilateral internal carotid artery occlusion |
| lateral costal branch of internal thoracic artery | <anatomy, artery> A variable branch of internal thoracic artery that runs lateral and parallel to the internal thoracic artery on the deep surface of the rib cage; anastomosis: posterior intercostal arteries. Synonym: ramus costalis lateralis arteriae thoracicae internae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fracture fixation, internal | The use of internal devices (metal plates, nails, rods, etc.) to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fundus of internal acoustic meatus | The thin cribriform plate of bone separating the cochlea and vestibule from the internal acoustic meatus; a transverse crest divides it into two regions; in the superior region are located the area nervi facialis and the area vestibularis superior; in the inferior region are located the area cochleae, area vestibularis inferior, and foramen singulare. Synonym: fundus meatus acustici interni, fundus of internal auditory meatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus of internal auditory meatus | The thin cribriform plate of bone separating the cochlea and vestibule from the internal acoustic meatus; a transverse crest divides it into two regions; in the superior region are located the area nervi facialis and the area vestibularis superior; in the inferior region are located the area cochleae, area vestibularis inferior, and foramen singulare. Synonym: fundus meatus acustici interni, fundus of internal auditory meatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lesser internal cutaneous nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Arises from the medial cord of the brachial plexus, unites in the axilla with the lateral cutaneous branch of the second intercostal nerve, and supplies the skin of the medial side of the arm. Synonym: nervus cutaneus brachii medialis, lesser internal cutaneous nerve, medial cutaneous nerve of arm, Wrisberg's nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |