| MAD | major affective disorder; mandibulo-acral dysplasia; maximum allowable dose; methylandrostenediol; m... |
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| MAKA | major karyotypic abnormality |
| MBP | major basic protein; maltose-binding protein; management by policy; mannose-binding protein; mean bl... |
| MCA | major coronary artery; Maternity Center Association; medical care administration; methylcholanthrene... |
| MD | Doctor of Medicine [Lat. Medicinae Doctor]; magnesium deficiency; main duct; maintenance dose; major... |
| polus anterior bulbi oculi | The centre of the corneal curvature of the eye. Synonym: polus anterior bulbi oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| polus posterior bulbi oculi | The centre of the posterior curvature of the eye. Synonym: polus posterior bulbi oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spatium intervaginale bulbi oculi | The space between the fascial sheath of the eyeball and the sclera. Synonym: spatium episclerale, interfascial space, spatium interfasciale, spatium intervaginale bulbi oculi, Tenon's space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphincter oculi | <anatomy> Consists of three portions: orbital part, or external portion, which arises from frontal process of maxilla and nasal process of frontal bone, encircles aperture of orbit, and is inserted near origin; palpebral part, or internal portion, which arises from medial palpebral ligament, passes through each eyelid, and is inserted into lateral palpebral raphe; lacrimal part (tensor tarsi muscle, Duverney's or Horner's muscle) arises from posterior lacrimal crest and passes across lacrimal sac to join palpebral portion; action, closes eye, wrinkles forehead vertically; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus orbicularis oculi, musculus orbicularis palpebrarum, orbicular muscle of eye, sphincter oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dracunculus oculi | Old incorrect term for Loa loa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oculi | Plural of oculus. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbicularis oculi muscle | <anatomy> Consists of three portions: orbital part, or external portion, which arises from frontal process of maxilla and nasal process of frontal bone, encircles aperture of orbit, and is inserted near origin; palpebral part, or internal portion, which arises from medial palpebral ligament, passes through each eyelid, and is inserted into lateral palpebral raphe; lacrimal part (tensor tarsi muscle, Duverney's or Horner's muscle) arises from posterior lacrimal crest and passes across lacrimal sac to join palpebral portion; action, closes eye, wrinkles forehead vertically; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus orbicularis oculi, musculus orbicularis palpebrarum, orbicular muscle of eye, sphincter oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbicularis oculi reflex | Contraction of the orbicularis oculi muscles upon tapping the margin of the orbit, or the bridge or tip of the nose. Synonym: nose-bridge-lid reflex, nose-eye reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital part of orbicularis oculi muscle | orbital part of orbicularis oculi muscle |
| organa oculi accessoria | The eyelids, with lashes and eyebrows, lacrimal apparatus, conjunctival sac, and extrinsic muscles of the eyeball. Synonym: organa oculi accessoria, accessory organs, accessory visual apparatus, adnexa oculi, appendages of eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tapetum oculi | The outer layer of the retina, consisting of pigmented epithelium. Synonym: ectoretina, stratum pigmenti bulbi, stratum pigmenti retinae, tapetum nigrum, tapetum oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendo oculi | <anatomy> The fibrous band that attaches the medial ends of the tarsal plates to the maxilla at the medial orbital margin. Synonym: ligamentum palpebrale mediale, ligamentum tarsale internum, tendo oculi, tendo palpebrarum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| equator bulbi oculi | An imaginary line encircling the globe of the eye equidistant from the anterior and posterior poles. Synonym: equator bulbi oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tunica albuginea oculi | <anatomy> The tough white outer coat of the eyeball, covering approximately the posterior five sixths of its surface and continuous anteriorly with the cornea and posteriorly with the external sheath of the optic nerve. Origin: L., Gr. Skleros = hard (18 Nov 1997) |
| tunica externa oculi | The outer layer of the eyeball composed of the sclera and cornea. Synonym: tunica fibrosa bulbi, tunica externa oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |