| MBH | medial basal hypothalamus |
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| MCC | mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; medial cell column; Medical Council of Canada; metacerebr... |
| MCL | maximum containment laboratory; medial collateral ligament; midclavicular line; midcostal line; mini... |
| MCT | manual cervical traction; mean cell thickness; mean cell threshold; mean circulation time; mean corp... |
| ME-BH | medial eminence of basal hypothalamus |
| mucoperiosteal flap | A flap composed of mucosa and periosteum, as from the hard palate or gingiva. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| musculocutaneous flap | A pedicle skin flap, often an island flap, with an attached subjacent muscle and its investments and blood supply. Synonym: musculocutaneous flap, myodermal flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myocutaneous flap | A pedicle skin flap, often an island flap, with an attached subjacent muscle and its investments and blood supply. Synonym: musculocutaneous flap, myodermal flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myodermal flap | A pedicle skin flap, often an island flap, with an attached subjacent muscle and its investments and blood supply. Synonym: musculocutaneous flap, myodermal flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cross flap | A skin flap transferred from one part of the body to a corresponding part, as from one arm to the other. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Scardino vertical flap pyeloplasty | A reconstructive technique for correction of uteropelvic obstruction, whereby a vertical flap of renal pelvis is brought down and interposed into a vertical incision in the ureter. Compare: Culp pyeloplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hinged flap | A turnover flap transferred by lifting it over on its pedicle as though the pedicle was a hinge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sickle flap | A sickle-shaped flap from the anterior scalp and one side of the forehead, based on the opposite temporal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin flap | A flap comprised of skin and its subjacent subcutaneous tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sliding flap | A rectangular flap raised in an elastic area, with its free end adjacent to a defect; the defect is covered by stretching the flap longitudinally until the end comes over it. Synonym: advancement flap, French flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| split-thickness flap | A flap of a portion of the skin, i.e., the epidermis and part of the dermis, or of part of the mucosa and submucosa, but not including the periosteum. Synonym: partial-thickness flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neurovascular flap | A flap containing a sensory nerve, one purpose of which is to restore sensation to the recipient area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous flap | A pedicle flap in which the pedicle is denuded of epithelium and buried in the subcutaneous tissue of the recipient area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| delayed flap | A flap raised in its donor area in two or more stages to increase its chances of survival after transfer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deltopectoral flap | An axial pattern skin flap of the deltoid and pectoral regions, based on the internal mammary vessels. (05 Mar 2000) |