| MLF | Median Longitudinal Fasciculus Role; links the CN III Nucleus with Contralateral CN ... |
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| PICA | Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery ; Obstruction시에 Wallenberg's Syndrome(= Lateral... |
| AL | angiographic area of lateral projection |
| ALMI | anterior lateral myocardial infarct |
| ALS-PD | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism-dementia [complex] |
| lingual plexus | An autonomic plexus on the artery of this name, derived from the external carotid plexus. Synonym: plexus lingualis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lingual rest | A metallic extension onto the lingual surface of a tooth to provide support or indirect retention for a removable partial denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual retainers | <dentistry> A variation of the lingual arch going from cuspids to cuspid. (08 Jan 1998) |
| lingual salivary gland depression | An indentation on the lingual surface of the mandible within which a portion of the submandibular gland lies; it appears radiographically as a sharply circumscribed ovoid radiolucency between the mandibular canal and the inferior border of the posterior mandible. Synonym: Stafne bone cyst, static bone cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual septum | The median vertical fibrous partition of the tongue merging posteriorly into the aponeurosis of the tongue. Synonym: septum linguae, septum of tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual splint | One similar to the labial splint, but conforming to the inner aspect of the dental arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual surface of tooth | The surface of a tooth that faces the tongue; opposite to the facies vestibulum dentis. Synonym: facies lingualis dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual tonsil | A collection of lymphoid follicles on the posterior or pharyngeal portion of the dorsum of the tongue. Synonym: tonsilla lingualis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual trophoneurosis | Atrophy of one lateral half of the tongue. Synonym: lingual trophoneurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual vein | <anatomy, vein> Receives blood from the tongue, sublingual and submandibular glands, and muscles of the floor of the mouth; empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein. Synonym: vena lingualis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Amberg's lateral sinus line | A line dividing the angle formed by the anterior edge of the mastoid process and the temporal line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | A serious neurologic disease that results from the progressive degeneration of the motor neurons. (27 Sep 1997) |
| amyotropic lateral sclerosis | A chronic progressive disease of motor neurons (the nerves that come from the spinal cord to supply electrical energy to the muscles). (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior lateral malleolar artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, anterior tibial; distribution, ankle joint; anastomoses, peroneal, lateral tarsal. Synonym: arteria malleolaris anterior lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bulb of lateral ventricle | A rounded elevation in the dorsal part of the medial wall of the posterior horn of the lateral ventricle, produced by the major forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |