| BLM | bilayer lipid membrane; bimolecular liquid membrane; bleomycin; buccolinguomasticatory |
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| BM | Bachelor of Medicine; barium meal; basal medium; basal metabolism; basement membrane; basilar membra... |
| EMP | electric membrane property; electromagnetic pulse; Embden-Meyerhof pathway; external membrane potent... |
| MSA | major serologic antigen; male-specific antigen; mannitol salt agar; Medical Services Administration;... |
| PBM | peak bone mass; peripheral basement membrane; peripheral blood mononuclear [cell]; placental basemen... |
| vestibular | <anatomy> Pertaining to or toward a vestibule. In dental anatomy, used to refer to the tooth surface directed toward the vestibule of the mouth. Origin: L. Vestibularis (18 Nov 1997) |
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| vestibular anus | <anatomy, surgery> A congenital malformation in which the anus is imperforate but the rectum opens into the vagina just above the vulva. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular apparatus | <anatomy> The receptor organ of the vestibular portion of the 8th cranial nerve, consisting of the three saemicircular canals and the otolith, located within the petrous portion of the temporal bone of the skull. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular aqueduct | <anatomy> A small bony canal linking the vestibule of the inner ear to the posterior part of the internal surface of the petrous temporal bone. It surrounds the endolymphatic duct. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vestibular area | More specifically look at: inferior vestibular area, superior vestibular area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular blind sac | <anatomy> The lower extremity of the cochlear duct, occupying the cochlear recess in the vestibule. Synonym: caecum vestibulare, vestibular blind sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular branches of labyrinthine artery | <anatomy, artery> Branches of labyrinthine artery passing to the vestibule of the bony labyrinth to supply the membranous labyrinth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular canal | The division of the spiral canal of the cochlea lying on the apical side of the spiral lamina and vestibular membrane. Synonym: vestibular canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular crest | <anatomy> An oblique ridge on the inner wall of the vestibule of the labyrinth, bounding the spherical recess above and posteriorly. Synonym: crista vestibuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular diseases | Diseases of the vestibule, the part of the inner ear that contains organs involved with balance. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vestibular fissure of cochlea | A fine fissure in the lower part of the first turn of the cochlea, formed by a spiral lamina which projects from the outer wall of the cochlea but does not quite reach the osseous spiral lamina, thus leaving a narrow gap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular fold | One of the pair of folds of mucous membrane stretching across the laryngeal cavity from the angle of the thyroid cartilage to the arytenoid cartilage; they enclose a space called the rima vestibuli or false glottis. Synonym: plica vestibularis, false vocal cord, plica ventricularis, ventricular band of larynx, ventricular fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular fossa | The portion of the vestibule of the vagina between the frenulum of the labia minora and the posterior labial commissure of the vulva. Synonym: fossa vestibuli vaginae, fossa navicularis vestibulae vaginae, vestibular fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular ganglion | A collection of bipolar nerve cell bodies forming a swelling on the vestibular part of the eighth nerve in the internal acoustic meatus; consists of a superior part and an inferior part connected by a narrow isthmus. Synonym: ganglion vestibulare, Scarpa's ganglion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular glands | See: greater vestibular gland, lesser vestibular glands. (05 Mar 2000) |