| AMA | against medical advice; alkaline membrane assay; American Management Association; American Medical A... |
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| AMB | avian myeloblastosis; amphotericin B; anomalous muscle bundle |
| AMC | academic medical center; acetylmethyl carbinol; Animal Medical Center; antibody-mediated cytotoxicit... |
| AMR | acoustic muscle reflex; activity metabolic rate; acute mitral stenosis; alopecia-mental retardation ... |
| ASMA | antismooth muscle antibody |
| Bursa of Fabricius | <anatomy> A lymphoid tissue found at the junction of the cloaca and the gut of birds giving rise to the so called B lymphocyte series. (05 May 1997) |
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| bursa of gastrocnemius | <anatomy> Consists of a lateral and a medial (Brodie's bursa) bursa between the heads of the gastrocnemius and capsule of the knee joint. Synonym: bursa subtendineae musculi gastrocnemii, bursa of gastrocnemius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of great toe | The bursa between the lateral side of the base of the first metatarsal bone and the medial side of the shaft of the second metatarsal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of hyoid | <anatomy> A bursa between the posterior surface of the body of the hyoid bone and the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym: bursa retrohyoidea, Boyer's bursa, bursa of hyoid, subhyoid bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of latissimus dorsi | A constant bursa between the tendons of the teres major and the latissimus dorsi near their intersections. Synonym: bursa subtendinea musculi latissimus dorsi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of Monro | A bursa sometimes present within the tendon of insertion of the triceps brachii. Synonym: bursa intratendinea olecrani, bursa of Monro. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of obturator internus | The large, constant bursa between the obturator internus tendon and the lesser sciatic notch. Synonym: bursa ischiadica musculi obturatoris interni. The bursa between the tendon of the obturator internus muscle and the capsule of the hip joint. Synonym: bursa subtendinea musculi obturatoris interni. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of olecranon | <anatomy> Bursa between the olecranon process of the ulna and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea olecrani, bursa of olecranon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of popliteus | The extension of the cavity of the knee joint between the tendon of the popliteus and lateral condyle of the femur. Synonym: recessus subpopliteus, bursa of popliteus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of semimembranosus | <anatomy> It lies between the muscle, the head of the gastrocnemius, and the knee joint. Synonym: bursa musculi semimembranosi, Brodie's bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of tendo calcaneus | Bursa between the tendo calcaneus and the upper part of the posterior surface of the calcaneum. Synonym: bursa tendinis calcanei, bursa achillis, Achilles bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of teres major | Bursa under the tendon of the teres major near its attachment. Synonym: bursa subtendinea musculi teretis majoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of trapezius | A bursa between the tendon of the trapezius muscle and the medial end of the scapular spine. Synonym: bursa subtendinea musculi trapezii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa omentalis | <anatomy> An isolated portion of the peritoneal cavity lying dorsal to the stomach and extending craniad to the liver and diaphragm and caudad into the greater omentum; it opens into the general peritoneal cavity at the epiploic foramen. Synonym: bursa omentalis, lesser peritoneal cavity, lesser peritoneal sac, omental sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa ovarica | <anatomy> The peritoneal recess between the medial aspect of the ovary and the mesosalpinx. Synonym: bursa ovarica. (05 Mar 2000) |