| AMB | avian myeloblastosis; amphotericin B; anomalous muscle bundle |
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| AMC | academic medical center; acetylmethyl carbinol; Animal Medical Center; antibody-mediated cytotoxicit... |
| AMR | acoustic muscle reflex; activity metabolic rate; acute mitral stenosis; alopecia-mental retardation ... |
| ASMA | antismooth muscle antibody |
| ASMC | arterial smooth muscle cell |
| bursa of teres major | Bursa under the tendon of the teres major near its attachment. Synonym: bursa subtendinea musculi teretis majoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bursa of trapezius | A bursa between the tendon of the trapezius muscle and the medial end of the scapular spine. Synonym: bursa subtendinea musculi trapezii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa omentalis | <anatomy> An isolated portion of the peritoneal cavity lying dorsal to the stomach and extending craniad to the liver and diaphragm and caudad into the greater omentum; it opens into the general peritoneal cavity at the epiploic foramen. Synonym: bursa omentalis, lesser peritoneal cavity, lesser peritoneal sac, omental sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa ovarica | <anatomy> The peritoneal recess between the medial aspect of the ovary and the mesosalpinx. Synonym: bursa ovarica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa pharyngea | <anatomy> A cystic notochordal remnant found inconstantly in the posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the lower end of the pharyngeal tonsil. Synonym: bursa pharyngea, Luschka's bursa, Tornwaldt's cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa quadrati femoris | Between the anterior aspect of the quadratus femoris muscle and the lesser trochanter of the femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa retrohyoidea | <anatomy> A bursa between the posterior surface of the body of the hyoid bone and the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym: bursa retrohyoidea, Boyer's bursa, bursa of hyoid, subhyoid bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa subacromialis | Between the acromion and the capsule of the shoulder joint. Synonym: bursa subacromialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa subcutanea acromialis | <anatomy> The bursa between the acromion and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea acromialis, bursa of acromion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa subcutanea calcanea | <anatomy> A bursa between the skin and the posterior surface of the calcaneus. Synonym: bursa subcutanea calcanea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa subcutanea infrapatellaris | <anatomy> A bursa between the patellar ligament and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea infrapatellaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa subcutanea malleoli lateralis | lateral malleolar subcutaneous bursa |
| bursa subcutanea malleoli medialis | <anatomy> The bursa between the medial malleolus and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea malleoli medialis, subcutaneous bursa of medial malleolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa subcutanea olecrani | <anatomy> Bursa between the olecranon process of the ulna and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea olecrani, bursa of olecranon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa subcutanea prepatellaris | <anatomy> A bursa between the skin and the lower part of the patella. Synonym: bursa subcutanea prepatellaris. (05 Mar 2000) |