| EAM | episodic ataxia with myokymia; external acoustic meatus |
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| EAST | elevated-arm stress test; Emory angioplasty vs. surgery trial; external rotation, abduction stress t... |
| EBRT | electron beam radiotherapy; external beam radiation therapy |
| EBT | electron beam tomography; external beam therapy |
| ECA | electrical control activity; electrocardioanalyzer; endothelial cytotoxic activity; enterobacterial ... |
| fovea femoralis | A depression on the peritoneal surface of the abdominal wall, inferior to the inguinal ligament, corresponding to the situation of the femoral ring. Synonym: crural fossa, fovea femoralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fovea hemielliptica | An oval depression in the roof and inner wall of the vestibule of the labyrinth, lodging the utriculus. Synonym: recessus ellipticus, fovea elliptica, fovea hemielliptica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fovea hemispherica | A rounded depression on the inner wall of the vestibule of the labyrinth, lodging the sacculus. Synonym: recessus sphericus, fovea hemispherica, fovea spherica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fovea inferior | A small depression in the limiting sulcus of the rhomboidal fossa below the medullary striae of either side, generally lateral to the hypoglossal and vagal trigones. Synonym: fovea inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fovea inguinalis interna | A depression on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall between the ridges formed by the inferior epigastric artery and the medial umbilical ligament; it corresponds to the position of the superficial inguinal ring and is the site of a direct inguinal hernia. Synonym: fossa inguinalis medialis, fovea inguinalis interna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fovea oblonga cartilaginis arytenoideae | A broad shallow depression on the anterolateral surface of the arytenoid cartilage, for attachment of the thyroarytenoid muscle. Synonym: fovea oblonga cartilaginis arytenoideae, oblong pit of arytenoid cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fovea of the femoral head | A depression on the extremity of the head of the femur giving attachment to the ligamentum teres femoris. Synonym: fovea capitis ossis femoris, pit of head of femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fovea of the radial head | The depression on the top (superior surface) of the head of the radius for articulation with the capitulum of the humerus. Synonym: fovea articularis capitis radii, articular pit of head of radius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fovea pterygoidea | A depression on the antero-medial side of the neck of the condylar process of the mandible, giving attachment to the lateral pterygoid muscle. Synonym: fovea pterygoidea, pterygoid depression, pterygoid pit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fovea spherica | A rounded depression on the inner wall of the vestibule of the labyrinth, lodging the sacculus. Synonym: recessus sphericus, fovea hemispherica, fovea spherica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fovea sublingualis | A shallow depression on either side of the mental spine, on the inner surface of the body of the mandible, superior to the mylohyoid line, lodging the sublingual gland. Synonym: fovea sublingualis, sublingual pit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fovea submandibularis | The depression on the medial surface of the body of the mandible inferior to the mylohyoid line in which the submandibular gland is lodged. Synonym: fovea submandibularis, fossa submandibularis, fovea submaxillaris, submaxillary fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fovea submaxillaris | The depression on the medial surface of the body of the mandible inferior to the mylohyoid line in which the submandibular gland is lodged. Synonym: fovea submandibularis, fossa submandibularis, fovea submaxillaris, submaxillary fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fovea superior | A slight depression in the limiting sulcus on either side of the rhomboidal fossa, above the medullary striae and lateral to the facial colliculus. Synonym: fovea superior, anterior fovea, fovea anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fovea supravesicalis | The depression on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall above the bladder and between the median and medial umbilical folds. Its level, relative to the pubis, changes with filling of the bladder. Synonym: fossa supravesicalis, fovea supravesicalis. (05 Mar 2000) |