| M/3 | middle third |
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| MCA | major coronary artery; Maternity Center Association; medical care administration; methylcholanthrene... |
| MCAO | middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| MCAS | middle cerebral artery syndrome |
| MCAT | medical college admission test; middle cerebral artery thrombosis |
| Mozart ear | A deformity of the pinna where the two crura of the antihelix and the crus of the helix are fixed, giving a bulging appearance of the superior part of the pinna. Origin: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791, composer, said to have had this deformity (05 Mar 2000) |
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| compressive ear dressing | <otolaryngology> A thick (mound) dressing of soft gauze is applied over the ear and then a circular wrap is applied around the head. This is usually performed to prevent ear swelling that can result in cauliflower ear. (05 Jan 1998) |
| concha of ear | The large hollow, or floor of the auricle, between the anterior portion of the helix and the antihelix; it is divided by the crus of the helix into the cymba above and the cavum below. Synonym: concha auriculae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hare's-ear | <botany> An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium); so named from the shape of its leaves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hart's-ear | <botany> An Asiatic species of Cacalia (Cacalia Kleinia), used medicinally in India. (06 Mar 1998) |
| scroll ear | A deformity of the external ear in which the pinna is rolled forward. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sea-ear | <zoology> Any species of ear-shaped shells of the genus Haliotis. See Abalone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| slanted ear | An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the auricle is more than 15 degrees from the perpendicular. Considered a minor anomaly. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child increases the probability that the child has a major malformation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Stahl's ear | A deformed external ear, in which the fossa ovalis and upper portion of the scaphoid fossa are covered by the helix; regarded as a stigma of degenerate constitution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| darwinian ear | An auricle in which the upper border is not rolled over to form the helix, but projects upward as a flat, sharp edge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| swimmer's ear | Infection and inflammation of the external ear canal. Symptoms include earache, ear discharge and decreased hearing. (27 Sep 1997) |
| dog ear | Redundant corner of skin, usually the result of mismatch in a wound closure, leaving an excessive hump or triangular bit of tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dog's-ear | The corner of a leaf, in a book, turned down like the ear of a dog. Dog's"-eared. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| internal ear | internal ear |
| isthmus of cartilage of ear | A narrow bridge connecting the cartilage of the external acoustic meatus and the lamina of the tragus with the main portion of the cartilage of the auricle. Synonym: isthmus cartilaginis auris. (05 Mar 2000) |