| RF | radial fiber; radio frequency; receptive field; regurgitant fraction; Reitland-Franklin [unit]; rela... |
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| SC | conditioned stimulus; sacrococcygeal; Sanitary Corps; scalenus [muscle]; scapula; Schwann cell; scia... |
| LSCC | lateral semicircular canal |
| AFA | acromegaloid facial syndrome; advanced first aid; alcohol-formaldehyde-acetic [fixative] |
| AFH | angiofollicular hyperplasia; anterior facial height |
| VCFS | Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome |
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| FN | facial nerve |
| FN | facial nucleus |
| congenital facial diplegia | <syndrome> A developmental bilateral facial paralysis usually associated with oculomotor or other neurological disorders. Synonym: congenital facial diplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| muscles of facial expression | The numerous muscles supplied by the facial nerve that are attached to and move the skin of the face. Nomina Anatomica also includes the buccinator muscle in this group; even though it functions primarily in mastication. Synonym: musculi faciales, facial muscles, mimetic muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior facial vein | <anatomy, vein> It is formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins in front of the ear, runs posterior to the ramus of the mandible through the parotid gland, and unites with the posterior auricular vein to form the external jugular vein; it usually has a large communicating branch with the facial vein. Synonym: vena retromandibularis, posterior facial vein, temporomaxillary vein, vena facialis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stylohyoid branch of facial nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branch of facial nerve to stylohyoid muscle. Synonym: ramus stylohyoideus nervi facialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior facial index | The length of the face is measured from the nasion to the alveolar point: (nasialveolar length × 100)/bizygomatic width; for (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep facial vein | <anatomy, vein> The communicating vein that passes from the pterygoid venous plexus of the infratemporal fossa to the facial vein; it is devoid of valves. Synonym: vena faciei profunda. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digastric branch of facial nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branch of the facial nerve innervating the posterior belly of the digastric muscle. Synonym: ramus digastricus nervi facialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraparotid plexus of facial nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The diverging branches of the facial nerve passing through the substance of the parotid gland, connected by numerous looped anastomoses. Synonym: plexus intraparotideus, pes anserinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oblique facial cleft | Congenital facial cleft from mouth to the inner canthus of the eye. Synonym: oblique facial cleft. Origin: prosopo-+ G. Schisis, fissure (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporal branch of facial nerve | <anatomy, nerve> <anatomy, neurology> Branches of facial nerve innervating the superior portion of the orbicularis oculi muscle and other muscles of facial expression above the eye. Synonym: rami temporales nervi facialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tonsillar branch of the facial artery | <anatomy, artery> Primary blood supply to palatine tonsil, with extensive anastomoses with other tonsillar arteries. Synonym: ramus tonsillaris arteriae facialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Topinard's facial angle | See: Jacquart's facial angle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total facial index | Length is measured from the nasion to the mental tubercle: (nasimental length × 100)/bizygomatic width. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse facial artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, superficial temporal; distribution, parotid gland, parotid duct, masseter muscle, and overlying skin; anastomoses, infraorbital and buccal branches of maxillary, and buccal and masseteric branches of facial. Synonym: arteria transversa faciei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse facial fracture | A complex fracture in which the facial bones are separated from the cranial bones. Synonym: Le Fort III craniofacial dysjunction, Le Fort III fracture, transverse facial fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |