| APA | action potential amplitude; aldosterone-producing adenoma; Ambulatory Pediatric Association; America... |
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| BRCM | below right costal margin |
| CM | California mastitis [test]; calmodulin; capreomycin; carboxymethyl; cardiac murmur; cardiac muscle; ... |
| GMT | geometric mean titer; gingival margin trimmer |
| ICM | inner cell mass; integrated conditional model; intercostal margin; International Confederation of Mi... |
| NPE | non-pigmented ciliary epithelial |
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| PCA | posterior ciliary artery |
| erythema iris | Concentric rings of erythema varying in intensity, characteristic of erythema multiforme. Synonym: herpes iris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| essential progressive atrophy of iris | Progressive atrophy of the iris without inflammatory signs, characterised by patchy loss of all layers of the iris with hole formation, migration of the pupil, degeneration of the corneal endothelium, peripheral anterior synechiae, and secondary glaucoma; usually unilateral, predominantly affecting women in their middle years. (05 Mar 2000) |
| folds of iris | Numerous very fine, almost microscopic, radial folds on the posterior surface of the iris that extend around the pupillary margin. Synonym: plicae iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lesser arterial circle of iris | An arterial circle near the pupillary margin of the iris. Synonym: circulus arteriosus iridis minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lesser ring of iris | The narrow inner zone of the iris. Synonym: annulus iridis minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lichen iris | Ringworm with concentric rings of erythematous papules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior ciliary artery | <anatomy, artery> One of several arteries derived from muscular branches of the ophthalmic which perforate the anterior part of the sclera and anastomose with posterior ciliary arteries. Synonym: arteria ciliaris anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal lamina of ciliary body | The inner layer of the ciliary body, continuous with the basal layer of the choroid and supporting the pigment epithelium of the ciliary retina. Synonym: lamina basalis corporis ciliaris, basal layer of ciliary body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal layer of ciliary body | The inner layer of the ciliary body, continuous with the basal layer of the choroid and supporting the pigment epithelium of the ciliary retina. Synonym: lamina basalis corporis ciliaris, basal layer of ciliary body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| malignant ciliary epithelioma | <tumour> Malignant hyperplasia of ciliary epithelium with frequent involvement of the pigmented layer. Synonym: adult medulloepithelioma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parasympathetic root of ciliary ganglion | A branch of the oculomotor nerve supplying parasympathetic preganglionic nerve fibres to the ciliary ganglion. Synonym: radix parasympathica ganglii ciliaris, radix oculomotoria ganglii ciliaris, motor root of ciliary ganglion, oculomotor root of ciliary ganglion, radix brevis ganglii ciliaris, short root of ciliary ganglion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliary | 1. Relating to any cilia or hairlike processes, specifically, the eyelashes. 2. Relating to certain of the structures of the eyeball. Origin: Mod. L. Ciliaris, relating to or resembling an eyelid, or eyelash, fr. L. Cilium, eyelid (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliary arteries | Arteries supplying the iris, conjunctiva, choroid, and ciliary body. The anterior ciliary arteries originate in the ophthalmic and lacrimal arteries and supply the iris and conjunctiva; the short posterior ciliary arteries originate in the ophthalmic artery and supply the choroid; the long posterior ciliary arteries originate in the ophthalmic artery and supply the iris and ciliary process. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ciliary blepharitis | Inflammation of the margins of the eyelids. Synonym: ciliary blepharitis, marginal blepharitis. Meibomian blepharitis, inflammation of the eyelid margin and the meibomian glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliary body | <anatomy> Tissue that includes the group of muscles that act on the eye lens to produce accommodation and the arterial circle of the iris. The inner ciliary epithelium is continuous with the pigmented retinal epithelium, the outer ciliary epithelium secretes the aqueous humour. (18 Nov 1997) |