| ARN | acute renal necrosis; acute retinal necrosis; arcuate nucleus; Association of Rehabilitation Nurses |
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| AVCN | anteroventral cochlear nucleus |
| CCN | caudal central nucleus; community care network; coronary care nursing; critical care nursing |
| DCbN | deep cerebellar nucleus |
| DMN | dimethylnitrosamine; dorsal motor nucleus; dysplastic melanocytic nevus |
| rami communicantes nervi lingualis cum nervo hypoglosso | <anatomy, nerve> Communicating branches between the lingual nerve (from mandibular nerve) and hypoglossal nerve forming a plexus on the hypoglossus muscle. Synonym: rami communicantes nervi lingualis cum nervo hypoglosso. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rami cutanei anteriores nervi femoralis | Anterior cutaneous branches of femoral nerve; supplies distal 3/4 of skin and superficial fascia of anterior and medial thigh. Synonym: rami cutanei anteriores nervi femoralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami cutanei cruris mediales nervi sapheni | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of saphenous nerve distributed to the skin of the medial side of the leg. Synonym: rami cutanei cruris mediales nervi sapheni. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami dorsales nervi ulnaris | <anatomy, nerve> Branch arising from the ulnar nerve proximal to the wrist for distribution to the medial side of the dorsum of the hand and proximal portion of the little finger and medial side of ring finger. Synonym: rami dorsales nervi ulnaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami fauciales nervi lingualis | An alternate term for faucial branches of lingual nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami ganglionici nervi maxillaris | <anatomy, nerve> The ganglionic branches, two short sensory branches of the maxillary nerve in the pterygopalatine fossa, the fibres of which pass through the pterygopalatine ganglion without synapse. Synonym: radix sensoria ganglii pterygopalatini, rami ganglionici nervi maxillaris, rami ganglionares, nervi pterygopalatini, nervi sphenopalatini, pterygopalatine nerves, sensory root of pterygopalatine ganglion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami gastrici anteriores nervi vagi | Anterior gastric branches of the vagus; branches of the anterior vagal trunk to the anterior surface of the stomach. Synonym: rami gastrici anteriores nervi vagi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami gastrici posteriores nervi vagi | Posterior gastric branches; branches of the posterior vagal trunk to the posterior surface of the stomach. Synonym: rami gastrici posteriores nervi vagi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami hepatici nervi vagi | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of the anterior and posterior vagal trunks distributed to the liver. Synonym: rami hepatici nervi vagi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami inferiores nervi transversi cervicalis | <anatomy, nerve> Branch of transverse cervical nerve providing cutaneous innervation in lower part of anterior triangle of neck. Synonym: rami inferiores nervi transversi cervicalis [colli]. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami isthmi faucium nervi lingualis | <anatomy, nerve> The faucial branches, branches to the isthmus of the fauces from the lingual nerve. Synonym: rami isthmi faucium nervi lingualis, rami fauciales nervi lingualis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami labiales inferiores nervi mentalis | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of mental nerve to lower lip. Synonym: rami labiales inferiores nervi mentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami labiales superiores nervi infraorbitalis | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of infraorbital nerve to upper lip. Synonym: rami labiales superiores nervi infraorbitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami linguales nervi glossopharyngei | Lingual branch of glossopharyngeal nerve. See: lingual branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami linguales nervi hypoglossi | Lingual branch of hypoglossal nerve. See: lingual branches. (05 Mar 2000) |