| LMF | left middle finger; lymphocyte mitogenic factor |
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| LML | large and medium lymphocytes; left mediolateral; left middle lobe |
| M/3 | middle third |
| MCA | major coronary artery; Maternity Center Association; medical care administration; methylcholanthrene... |
| MCAO | middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| continuous bar retainer | A metal bar, usually resting on lingual surfaces of teeth, to aid in their stabilization and to act as indirect retainer's. Synonym: continuous clasp. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| prism bar | A graduated series of prism bar's mounted on a frame and used in ocular diagnosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sea-bar | <zoology> A tern. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sternal bar | One of the transverse units of the developing sternum formed by the union of paired primordia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occlusal rest bar | A minor connector used to attach an occlusal rest to a major part of a removable partial denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| terminal bar | Obsolete name for zonula occludens (tight junction). (18 Nov 1997) |
| labial bar | A major connector located labial to the dental arch joining two or more bilateral parts of a mandibular removable partial denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual bar | A major connector located lingual to the dental arch joining two or more bilateral parts of a mandibular removable partial denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Louis-Bar | Denise, mid-20th century French physician. See: Louis-Bar syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Louis-Bar syndrome | ataxia telangiectasia |
| accessory meningeal branch of middle meningeal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of either the middle meningeal or maxillary artery in the infratemporal fossa and passing superiorly through the foramen ovale to supply the trigeminal ganglion, dura mater and inner table of bone. Synonym: ramus meningeus accessorius arteriae meningeae mediae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anastomotic branch of middle meningeal artery to lacrimal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the middle meningeal artery arising in the cranial cavity which runs anteriorly through the superior orbital fissure to anastomose with the lacrimal artery. See: orbital branch of middle meningeal artery. Synonym: ramus anastomoticus arteriae meningeae mediae cum lacrimali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior wall of middle ear | It contains the carotid canal and the opening of the auditory tube. Synonym: paries caroticus cavi tympani, anterior wall of middle ear, carotid wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid wall of middle ear | It contains the carotid canal and the opening of the auditory tube. Synonym: paries caroticus cavi tympani, anterior wall of middle ear, carotid wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parietal branch of middle meningeal artery | <anatomy, artery> Smaller terminal branch (with frontal branch) of middle meningeal artery supplying posterior portion of lateral and superior dura and cranium. Synonym: ramus parietalis arteriae meningeae mediae. (05 Mar 2000) |