| H&N | head and neck |
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| HNS | head and neck surgery; home nursing supervisor |
| MND | minimum necrosing dose; minor neurological dysfunction; modified neck dissection; motor neuron disea... |
| NC | nasal cannula; nasal clearance; neck complaint; neonatal cholestasis; neural crest; neurologic check... |
| NVD | nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; neck vein distention; neovascularization of the disk; neurovesicle d... |
| swim bladder | 1. <anatomy> An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed, in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in the same way as the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates, and in the adult may retain a tubular connection with the pharynx or oesophagus. 2. A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| detrusor muscle of urinary bladder | The muscular coat of the bladder. Synonym: musculus detrusor urinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileal bladder | An isolated segment of ileum serving as a replacement for another tubular organ; specifically, the use as a urinary conduit into which ureters can be implanted following total cystectomy or other loss of normal bladder function requiring supravesical diversion. Synonym: ileal bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trabeculated bladder | Characterised by thick wall and hypertrophied muscle bundles. Typically seen in instances of long-standing obstruction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trigone of bladder | A triangular smooth area at the base of the bladder between the openings of the two ureters and that of the urethra. Synonym: trigonum vesicae, Lieutaud's body, Lieutaud's triangle, Lieutaud's trigone, vesical triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jackstone bladder calculus | <radiology> Spiculated calculus in urinary bladder, calcium oxalate monohydrate (12 Dec 1998) |
| exstrophy of the bladder | A congenital gap in the anterior wall of the bladder and the abdominal wall in front of it, the posterior wall of the bladder being exposed. Synonym: ectopia vesicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uninhibited neurogenic bladder | A condition, either congenital or acquired, of abnormal bladder function whereby normal inhibitory control of detrusor function by the central nervous system is impaired or underdeveloped, resulting in precipitant or uncontrolled micturition and/or anuresis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| unstable bladder | Characterised by uninhibited detrusor contractions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urinary bladder | A musculomembranous elastic bag serving as a storage place for the urine. Synonym: vesica urinaria, cystis urinaria, urocyst, urocystis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uvula of bladder | A slight projection into the cavity of the bladder, usually more prominent in old men, just behind the urethral opening, marking the location of the middle lobe of the prostate. Synonym: uvula vesicae, Lieutaud's uvula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral ligaments of the bladder | Condensations of fibroareolar tissue which pass one from each side of the bladder to blend with the pelvic fascia; smooth muscle is usually present in this tissue and is referred to as the musculus rectovesicalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus of urinary bladder | The fundus is formed by the posterior wall which is somewhat convex. Synonym: fundus vesicae urinariae, bas-fond, base of bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anatomical neck of humerus | A groove separating the head of the humerus from the tuberosities, giving attachment to the articular capsule. Synonym: collum anatomicum humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior region of neck | The area of the neck bounded by the mandible, the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and the anterior midline of the neck; it is subdivided into carotid, muscular, submandibular, and submental triangles. Synonym: anterior region of neck, regio cervicalis anterior, trigonum cervicale anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |