| N-CPAP, | n-CPAP nasal continuous positive airway pressure |
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| ND | Doctor of Naturopathy; nasal deformity; natural death; Naval Dispensary; neonatal death; neoplastic ... |
| NSR | nasal septal reconstruction; nonspecific reaction; normal sinus rhythm; no sign of recurrence; not s... |
| NW | naked weight; nasal wash |
| PND | paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea; partial neck dissection; postnasal drainage; postnasal drip; postnatal... |
| sagittal border of parietal bone | The medial border of the parietal bone entering into the sagittal suture. Synonym: margo sagittalis ossis parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| proximal border of nail | The proximal border of the nail entirely covered by the nail wall. Synonym: margo occultus unguis, occult border of nail. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pupillary border of iris | The inner border of the iris that forms the edge of the pupil. Synonym: margo pupillaris iridis, pupillary margin of iris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoidal border of temporal bone | The part of the border of the squamous part of the temporal bone that articulates with the greater wing of the sphenoid. Synonym: margo sphenoidalis ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous border | Edge of a bone which articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone. See: squamous border of parietal bone, squamous border of sphenoid bone. Synonym: margo squamosus, squamous margin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous border of parietal bone | The lateral border of the parietal bone that articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone. Synonym: margo squamosus ossis parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous border of sphenoid bone | The margin of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone. Synonym: margo squamosus ossis sphenoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| striated border | Obsolete term for the apical surface of an epithelium with microvilli. (18 Nov 1997) |
| superior border | The cranial or uppermost margin of a structure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior border of pancreas | The uppermost border of the body of the pancreas that separates the anterior and posterior surfaces. Synonym: margo superior pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior border of petrous part of temporal bone | The margin that separates the anterior and posterior surfaces of the petrous part of the temporal bone and the lateral part of the middle cranial fossa from the posterior cranial fossa. Synonym: margo superior partis petrosae ossis temporalis, crest of petrous part of temporal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior border of scapula | The margin of the scapula that extends from the glenoid fossa to the superior angle. Synonym: margo superior scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior border of spleen | The notched border of the spleen that separates the gastric and disphragmatic surfaces. Synonym: margo superior splenis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior border of suprarenal gland | The border of the suprarenal gland at the superior junction of the anterior and posterior surfaces. Synonym: margo superior glandulae suprarenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture border | The limit or boundary or circumferential margin of a denture base, the margin of the denture base at the junction of the polished surface with the impression (tissue) surface, the extreme edges of a denture base at the buccolabial, lingual, and posterior limits. Synonym: denture edge, periphery. (05 Mar 2000) |