| AFIS | amniotic fluid infection syndrome |
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| AFV | amniotic fluid volume; aortic flow velocity |
| AIS | Abbreviated Injury Scale; amniotic infection syndrome; androgen insensitivity syndrome; anterior int... |
| IA | ibotenic acid; immune adherence; immunoadsorbent; immunobiologic activity; impedance angle; indolami... |
| i am | intra-amniotic |
| MS-DB | medial septum-diagonal band complex |
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| HDB | the diagonal band |
| UWB | ultra-wide band |
| elastic band fixation | The stabilization of fractured segments of the jaws by means of intermaxillary elastics applied to splints or appliances. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.1 | See Elliptocytosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| uncus band of Giacomini | A slender whitish band, the attenuated anterior continuation of the dentate gyrus (fascia dentata), crossing transversally the surface of the recurved part of the uncus gyri parahippocampalis. Synonym: band of Giacomini, cauda fasciae dentatae, frenulum of Giacomini, tail of dentate gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Z band | <cell biology> The line formed where actin filaments attach between two sarcomeres. (11 May 1997) |
| zonular band | Fibres of the articular capsule of the hip joint encircling the neck of the femur. Synonym: orbicular zone, ring ligament, zonular band. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ladd's band | A peritoneal attachment of an incompletely rotated caecum, causing obstruction of the duodenum, found in malrotation of the intestine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lane's band | A congenital band on the distal ileum causing stasis. Synonym: Lane's kink. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lupus band test | A direct immunofluorescent technique for demonstrating a band of immunoglobulins at the dermal-epidermal junction of the skin of patients with lupus erythematosus. (05 Mar 2000) |