| GMT | geometric mean titer; gingival margin trimmer |
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| ICM | inner cell mass; integrated conditional model; intercostal margin; International Confederation of Mi... |
| LCM | latent cardiomyopathy; left costal margin; leukocyte-conditioned medium; lowest common multiple; lym... |
| LICM | left intercostal margin |
| LM | lactic acid mineral [medium]; lactose malabsorption; laryngeal mask; laryngeal muscle; lateral malle... |
| orbital part of frontal bone | The portion of the frontal bone that contributes to the formation of the orbits; the most rostral of three cortical convolutions that togetther form the inferior frontal gyrus. Synonym: pars orbitalis ossis frontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lateral part of occipital bone | The part of the occipital bone that lies on either side of the foramen magnum. Synonym: pars lateralis ossis occipitalis, exoccipital bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| buccopharyngeal part of superior pharyngeal constrictor | See: superior constrictor muscle of pharynx. Synonym: pars buccopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngei superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossopharyngeal part of superior pharyngeal constrictor | See: superior constrictor muscle of pharynx. Synonym: pars glossopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mylopharyngeal part of superior pharyngeal constrictor | See: superior constrictor muscle of pharynx. Synonym: pars mylopharyngeus musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pterygopharyngeal part of superior constrictor muscle of pharynx | pterygopharyngeal part of superior constrictor muscle of pharynx |
| superior part of diaphragmatic surface of liver | The convex superior portion of the diaphragmatic surface of the liver. Synonym: pars superior faciei diaphragmaticae hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior part of duodenum | superior part of duodenum |
| superior part of lingular branch of left pulmonary vein | <anatomy, vein> The vein that drains the superior lingular bronchopulmonary segment of the left lung. Synonym: pars superior rami lingularis venae pulmonis sinistri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior part of vestibular ganglion | Rostral part, the superior part of the vestibular ganglion that receives fibres from the maculae of the utricle and the saccule and the ampullae of the anterior and lateral saemicircular ducts. Synonym: pars superior ganglii vestibularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior part of vestibulocochlear nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The vestibular part of the acoustic (8th cranial) nerve. The vestibular nerve fibres arise from neurons of scarpa's ganglion and project peripherally to vestibular hair cells and centrally to the vestibular nuclei of the brainstem. These fibres mediate the sense of balance and head position. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intralobar part of the right superior pulmonary vein | <anatomy, vein> The vein draining the apical and posterior segments of the right lung; tributary to the posterior branch of the right superior pulmonary vein. Synonym: pars intralobaris venae pulmonalis dextrae superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone within a bone | <radiology> STOP heavy metal, S: sickle cell disease, T: Thorotrast, O: osteopetrosis, P: Paget's disease, heavy metals, hypervitaminosis D (12 Dec 1998) |
| superior branch of the pubic bone | A bar of bone, triangular in section, which extends posterosuperiorly from the body of the pubis to form the superior boundary of the obturator foramen; developmentally, it contributes about one-fifth of the articular surface of the acetabulum. Synonym: ramus superior ossis pubis, superior branch of the pubic bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior turbinated bone | The upper thin, spongy, bony plate with curved margins, part of the ethmoidal labyrinth, projecting from the lateral wall of the nasal cavity and separating the superior meatus from the sphenoethmoidal recess, the above bony plate and its thick mucoperiosteum, which is less vascular than that of the middle and inferior conchae. Synonym: concha nasalis superior, Morgagni's concha, superior turbinated bone, turbinated body. (05 Mar 2000) |