| HME | Health Media Education; heat and moisture exchanger; heat, massage, and exercise |
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| LOM | left otitis media; limitation of motion; loss of motion |
| LOMSA | left otitis media suppurativa acuta |
| LOMSC, LOMSCh | left otitis media suppurativa chronica |
| MOM | milk of magnesia; mucoid otitis media |
| LOCM | low osmolality contrast media |
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| POM | purulent otitis media |
| RCM | radiocontrast media |
| regio brachialis posterior | The back of arm. Synonym: facies brachialis posterior, regio brachialis posterior, posterior brachial region, posterior surface of arm. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| regio buccalis | The region of the cheek, corresponding approximately to the outlines of the underlying buccinator muscle. Synonym: regio buccalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio calcanea | The region of the heel. Synonym: regio calcanea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio carpalis anterior | The anterior part of the wrist. Synonym: regio carpalis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio carpalis posterior | The posterior part of the wrist. Synonym: regio carpalis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio cervicalis anterior | The area of the neck bounded by the mandible, the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and the anterior midline of the neck; it is subdivided into carotid, muscular, submandibular, and submental triangles. Synonym: anterior region of neck, regio cervicalis anterior, trigonum cervicale anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio cervicalis lateralis | The region of the neck bounded by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the trapezius muscle, and the upper border of the clavicle, including the omoclavicular triangle. Synonym: lateral region of neck, regio cervicalis lateralis, trigonum cervicale posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio cervicalis posterior | The back of neck, including the suboccipital region. Synonym: regio nuchalis, nuchal region, posterior neck region, regio cervicalis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio cruralis anterior | The anterior surface of the inferior limb between the knee and the ankle. Synonym: facies cruralis anterior, regio cruralis anterior, anterior crural region, anterior surface of leg, facies anterior cruris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio cruralis posterior | The back of the leg. Synonym: regio cruralis posterior, posterior crural region, posterior surface of leg. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio cubitalis anterior | The area in front of the elbow, including the cubital fossa. Synonym: facies cubitalis anterior, regio cubitalis anterior, anterior cubital region, anterior surface of elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio cubitalis posterior | The back of the elbow. Synonym: facies cubitalis posterior, regio cubitalis posterior, posterior cubital region, posterior surface of elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio deltoidea | The lateral aspect of the shoulder demarcated by the outlines of the deltoid muscle. Synonym: regio deltoidea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio epigastrica | The region of the abdomen located between the costal margins and the subcostal plane. Synonym: epigastrium, regio epigastrica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio femoralis | The region of the thigh between hip and knee. Synonym: regio femoralis. (05 Mar 2000) |