| MAGIC | microprobe analysis generalized intensity correction; mouth (or mucosal) and genital ulceration with... |
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| MP | macrophage; matrix protein; mean pressure; melphalan and prednisone; melting point; membrane potenti... |
| TM | technology management; tectorial membrane; temperature by mouth; temporalis muscle; temporomandibula... |
| ABC | absolute basophil count; absolute bone conduction; acalculous biliary colic; acid balance control; a... |
| NPO | Nulli(Non) Per Os; Nothing by Mouth; 금식 |
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| mouth mirror | A small mirror on a handle used to facilitate visualization in the examination of the teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mouth of the womb | The vaginal opening of the uterus. Synonym: ostium uteri, mouth of the womb, opening of uterus, orificium externum uteri, os uteri externum, ostium uteri externum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mouth protectors | Devices or pieces of equipment placed in or around the mouth or attached to instruments to protect the external or internal tissues of the mouth and the teeth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mouth rehabilitation | Restoration of the form and function of the masticatory apparatus to as nearly a normal condition as possible. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mouth stick | A prosthesis which is held by the teeth and utilised by handicapped persons to perform such actions as typing, painting, and lifting small objects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mouth ulcers | Circular painful ulcers with a surrounding red margin that are usually 1-2mm in diameter (can be up to 1.0 cm). Heal in 1-2 weeks but can be recurrent. Often caused by a virus in the Herpes family. Synonym: aphthous ulcers. (27 Sep 1997) |
| scabby mouth | A specific disease of sheep and goats, caused by the orf virus. This virus is transmissible to man and characterised by vesiculation and ulceration of the infected site. Synonym: contagious ecthyma, contagious pustular dermatitis, scabby mouth, soremouth. Origin: O.E. Orfcwealm, murrain, fr. Orf, cattle, + cwealm, destruction (05 Mar 2000) |
| Davis-Crowe mouth gag | Instrument used for opening the mouth, depressing the tongue, maintaining the airway, and transmitting volatile anaesthetics during tonsillectomy or oropharyngeal surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture sore mouth | Mucosal erythema underlying a denture base, usually representing inflammation caused by ill-fitting dentures, poor oral hygiene, or Candida albicans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbicular muscle of mouth | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, by nasolabial band from septum of the nose, by superior incisive bundle from incisor fossa of maxilla, by inferior incisive bundle from lower jaw each side of symphysis; insertion, fibres surround mouth between skin and mucous membrane of lips and cheeks, and are blended with other muscles; action, closes lips; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus orbicularis oris, musculus sphincter oris, orbicular muscle of mouth, sphincter oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tapir mouth | Protrusion of the lips due to weakness of the orbicularis oris muscles; seen with some dystrophies. Synonym: bouche de tapir. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trench mouth | <dentistry, gastroenterology> An acute or recurrent form of gingivitis of young to middle-aged adults characterised by red and painful gums, fetid breath and gum destruction. Other features may include fever and enlargement of the regional lymph nodes. Pathogenesis of this condition is thought to be secondary to a fusiform bacillus and spirochetal (Treponema vincentii) microorganisms. (19 Jan 1998) |
| fish-mouth meatus | A red and swollen condition of the orifice of the urethra (urinary meatus) in gonorrhoea. Internal acoustic meatus, a canal running from the opening of the internal acoustic meatus, through the petrous portion of the temporal bone, ending at the fundus where a thin plate of bone separates it from the vestibule; it gives passage to the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves together with the labyrinthine artery and veins. Synonym: meatus acusticus internus, internal auditory meatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fish-mouth mitral stenosis | Extreme mitral stenosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lips of mouth | Lips of the mouth. Synonym: labia oris. (05 Mar 2000) |