| MSO | management service organization; medial superior olive; medical staff organization |
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| OAISO | overaction of the ipsilateral superior oblique |
| PASVR | pulmonary anomalous superior venous return |
| RNSC | radionuclide superior cavography |
| RSO | radiation safety officer; Resident Surgical Officer; right superior oblique [muscle] |
| posterior recess of tympanic membrane | A narrow pocket in the tympanic wall between the posterior malleolar fold and the tympanic membrane. Synonym: recessus membranae tympani posterior, Troltsch's pockets, Troltsch's recesses. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cupular part of epitympanic recess | The dome-shaped, highest portion of the epitympanic recess. Synonym: pars cupularis recessus epitympanici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacciform recess | An extension of the cavity of the distal radioulnar articulation proximad between the two bones, an extension of the capsule of the elbow joint at the neck of the radius. Synonym: recessus sacciformis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatoenteric recess | A peritoneal recess at the caudal end of the embryonic pneumatoenteric recess; it separates the developing liver and stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatorenal recess | The deep recess of the peritoneal cavity on the right side extending upward between the liver in front and the kidney and suprarenal behind; this is a gravity-dependent portion of the peritoneal cavity when in the supine position; fluids draining from the omental bursa drain here. Synonym: recessus hepatorenalis, hepatorenal pouch, Morison's pouch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hyrtl's epitympanic recess | The upper portion of the tympanic cavity above the tympanic membrane; it contains the head of the malleus and the body of the incus. Synonym: recessus epitympanicus, attic, epitympanic space, epitympanum, Hyrtl's epitympanic recess, tympanic attic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoethmoidal recess | A small cleftlike pocket of the nasal cavity above the superior concha into which the sphenoid sinuses drain. Synonym: recessus sphenoethmoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spherical recess | A rounded depression on the inner wall of the vestibule of the labyrinth, lodging the sacculus. Synonym: recessus sphericus, fovea hemispherica, fovea spherica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic recess | The extension of the omental bursa toward the hilum of the spleen. Synonym: recessus splenicus, recessus lienalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subhepatic recess | The part of the peritoneal cavity between the visceral surface of the liver and the transverse colon. Synonym: recessus subhepaticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subpopliteal recess | The extension of the cavity of the knee joint between the tendon of the popliteus and lateral condyle of the femur. Synonym: recessus subpopliteus, bursa of popliteus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suprapineal recess | A variable diverticulum from the posterior portion of the third ventricle of the brain, running backward some distance above and beyond the pineal recess. Synonym: recessus suprapinealis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supratonsillar recess | The interval between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches above the tonsil, most obvious after the tonsil has regressed in the adult. Synonym: fossa supratonsillaris, supratonsillar recess, Tourtual's sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenojejunal recess | A peritoneal recess extending upward behind the superior duodenal fold. Synonym: recessus duodenalis superior, duodenojejunal fossa, duodenojejunal recess, Jonnesco's fossa, superior duodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior duodenal recess | The variable peritoneal recess which lies behind the inferior duodenal fold and along the ascending part of the duodenum. Synonym: recessus duodenalis inferior, Gruber-Landzert fossa, inferior duodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |