| CM | California mastitis [test]; calmodulin; capreomycin; carboxymethyl; cardiac murmur; cardiac muscle; ... |
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| DM | defined medium; dermatomyositis; Descemet's membrane; dextromaltose; dextromethorphan; diabetes mell... |
| GM | gastric mucosa; Geiger-Muller [counter]; general medicine; genetic manipulation; geometric mean; gia... |
| GMBF | gastric mucosa blood flow |
| GML | gut mucosa lymphocyte |
| vagina masculina | A minute pouch in the prostate opening on the summit of the seminal colliculus, the analogue of the uterus and vagina in the female, being the remains of the fused caudal ends of the paramesonephric ducts. Synonym: utriculus prostaticus, masculine uterus, Morgagni's sinus, sinus pocularis, uterus masculinus, vagina masculina, vesica prostatica, Weber's organ. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vagina musculi recti abdominis | Sheath of the rectus abdominis, formed by the aponeuroses of the three anterolateral muscles of the abdominal wall that split to enclose the rectus and fuse medially to form the linea alba; it consists of an anterior lamina and a posterior lamina, the latter being absent below the arcuate line. See: aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle, aponeurosis of internal abdominal oblique muscle. Synonym: vagina musculi recti abdominis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina oculi | A condensation of connective tissue on the outer aspect of the sclera from which it is separated by a narrow cleftlike episcleral space; the sheath is attached to the sclera near the sclerocorneal junction and blends with the fascia of the extraocular muscles. Synonym: vagina bulbi, capsula bulbi, eye capsule, fascia bulbi, sheath of eyeball, Tenon's capsule, vagina oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina processus styloidei | A crest of bone (edge of the tympanic portion of the temporal bone) running from the front and medial side of the mastoid process to the spine of the sphenoid; it splits to ensheath the base of the styloid process. Synonym: vagina processus styloidei, vaginal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina, septate | A vagina that is divided, usually longitudinally, to create a double vagina. This situation can be easily missed by the patient and even by the doctor on exam. If the patient becomes sexually active prior to diagnosis, one of the vaginas stretches and becomes dominant. The other vagina slips slightly upward and flush and is a little difficult to enter. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vagina synovialis trochleae | <anatomy> The synovial sheath enclosing the tendon of the superior oblique muscle as it passes through the trochlea. Synonym: vagina tendinis musculi obliqui superioris, synovial trochlear bursa, trochlear synovial bursa, vagina synovialis trochleae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina tendinum musculi extensoris digitorum pedis longi | The synovial sheath that surrounds the tendons of the extensor digitorum longus muscle and the peroneus tertius in their passage across the ankle. Synonym: vagina tendinum musculi extensoris digitorum pedis longi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina tendinum musculi flexoris digitorum pedis longi | The synovial sheath that envelops the flexor digitorum longus tendons as they pass into the foot deep to the flexor retinaculum. Synonym: vagina tendinum musculi flexoris digitorum pedis longi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina tendinum musculorum abductoris longi et extensoris brevis pollicis | The synovial sheath lining the compartment of the extensor retinaculum that contains the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons. Synonym: vagina tendinum musculorum abductoris longi et extensoris brevis pollicis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina tendinum musculorum extensoris digitorum et extensoris indicis | The synovial sheath that surrounds the four tendons of the extensor digitorum muscle and the tendon of the extensor indicis deep to the extensor retinaculum. Synonym: vagina tendinum musculorum extensoris digitorum et extensoris indicis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina tendinum musculorum extensorum carpi radialium | The synovial sheath lining the compartment of the extensor retinaculum containing the tendons of the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis muscles. Synonym: vagina tendinum musculorum extensorum carpi radialium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina tendinum musculorum fibularium communis | An alternate term for common peroneal tendon sheath. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina tendinum musculorum peroneorum communis | The sheath that surrounds the tendons of the peroneus longus and brevis muscles in their passage across the ankle. Synonym: vagina tendinum musculorum peroneorum communis, vagina tendinum musculorum fibularium communis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibule of vagina | The space behind the glans clitoridis and between the labia minora, containing the openings of the vagina, urethra, and ducts of the greater vestibular glands. Synonym: vestibulum vaginae, vaginal introitus, vestibulum pudendi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rugae of vagina | A number of transverse ridges in the mucous membrane of the vagina. Synonym: rugae vaginales. (05 Mar 2000) |