| NM | near-miss; neomycin; neuromedin; neuromuscular; neutrophil migration; nictitating membrane; nitrogen... |
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| NMM | nodular malignant melanoma |
| UCL | ulnar collateral ligament; upper collateral ligament; upper confidence limit; upper control limit; u... |
| LU | left upper [limb]; loudness unit; Lupron; lytic unit |
| LUSB | left upper scapular border; left upper sternal border |
| melanoma, amelanotic | An unpigmented malignant melanoma. It is an anaplastic melanoma consisting of cells derived from melanoblasts but not forming melanin. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| melanoma growth stimulatory activity | Cytokine of the C X C subfamily. Potent mitogen. Activates and is chemotactic for, neutrophils. (18 Nov 1997) |
| minimal deviation melanoma | <dermatology, tumour> A malignant melanoma showing less cytologic atypia than is usual in melanoma cells showing asymmetric expansile invasion of the dermis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cloudman melanoma | <tumour> A transplantable melanoma that arose spontaneously in a mouse of DBA strain, and which grows and metastasizes in mice of related strains. (05 Mar 2000) |
| halo melanoma | <tumour> A rare condition in which a melanoma is surrounded by an irregular area of depigmentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Harding-Passey melanoma | <tumour> A melanin-forming tumour that arose spontaneously in a non-inbred mouse, and that is transplantable to mice of many strains but does not ordinarily metastasize. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Xiphophorus melanoma receptor kinase | <enzyme> Growth factor receptor protein with an extracellular ligand binding domain and an intracellular catalytic domain Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- Synonym: xmrk protein (26 Jun 1999) |
| nodular melanoma | <tumour> Primary cutaneous melanoma characterised by dermal invasion extending to the lateral margins of epidermal involvement or ulceration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subungual melanoma | <tumour> A melanoma beginning in the skin at the border of or beneath the nail. Synonym: melanotic whitlow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial spreading melanoma | <tumour> Primary cutaneous melanoma characterised by intraepidermal growth extending laterally beyond the site of dermal invasion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arterial arch of upper eyelid | Formed by communicating branches of the medial and lateral palpebral arteries. Often two arches are present, one located near the free border of the tarsal plate, the other along the upper border of the tarsus. Synonym: arcus palpebralis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bones of upper extremity | The bones of the upper and lower arm. They include the clavicle and scapula. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture, complete, upper | A complete denture replacing all the natural maxillary teeth and associated maxillary structures. It is completely supported by the oral tissue and underlying maxillary bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| quadrate muscle of upper lip | Composed of three heads usually described as three separate muscles; they are the caput angulare or levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle; caput infraorbitale or levator labii superioris muscle; caput zygomaticum or zygomaticus minor muscle. Synonym: quadrate muscle of upper lip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| elevator muscle of upper eyelid | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, orbital surface of the lesser wing of the sphenoid, above and anterior to the optic canal; insertion, skin of eyelid, tarsal plate, and orbital walls, by medial and lateral expansions of the aponeurosis of insertion; action, raises the upper eyelid; nerve supply, oculomotor. Synonym: musculus levator palpebrae superioris, elevator muscle of upper eyelid, musculus orbitopalpebralis, palpebralis. (05 Mar 2000) |