| DJOA | dominant juvenile optic atrophy |
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| DMOA | diabetes mellitus-optic atrophy [syndrome] |
| DOA | date of admission; dead on arrival; Department of Agriculture; depth of anesthesia; differential opt... |
| GAPO | growth retardation, alopecia, pseudo-anodontia, and optic atrophy [syndrome] |
| IOA | inner optic anlage; International Osteopathic Association |
| stratum circulare tunicae muscularis recti | Circular layer of muscular coat of rectum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| stratum circulare tunicae muscularis ventriculi | Circular layer of muscular coat of stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum compactum | The superficial layer of decidual tissue in the pregnant uterus, in which the interglandular tissue preponderates. Synonym: compacta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum corneum epidermidis | The outer layer of the epidermis, consisting of several layers of flat keratinised non-nucleated cells. Synonym: corneal layer of epidermis, horny layer of epidermis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum corneum unguis | The outer, horny layer of the nail. Synonym: cornified layer of nail, horny layer of nail. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum cutaneum membranae tympani | The thin layer of skin on the external surface of the tympanic membrane. Synonym: cutaneous layer of tympanic membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum cylindricum | The deepest layer of the epidermis, composed of dividing stem cells and anchoring cells. Synonym: basal cell layer, columnar layer, germinative layer, palisade layer, stratum basale, stratum cylindricum, stratum germinativum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum disjunctum | The layer of partly detached cells on the free surface of the stratum corneum, as seen in sections under the microscope; an artifact of fixation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum fibrosum | fibrous articular capsule, fibrous capsule |
| stratum functionale | The endometrium except for the stratum basale; formerly believed to be lost during menstruation but now considered to be only partially disrupted. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum ganglionare nervi optici | <anatomy, nerve> The inner layer of multipolar neurons in the retina consisting of the relatively large neurons that give rise to the fibres of the optic nerve. Synonym: stratum ganglionare nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum ganglionare retinae | The intermediate layer of neurons in the retina composed largely of bipolar cells. Synonym: internal nuclear layer of retina, stratum ganglionare retinae, stratum nucleare internum retinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum gangliosum cerebelli | The layer of Purkinje cells between the molecular and granular layers of the cerebellar cortex. Synonym: stratum neuronorum piriformium, ganglionic layer of cerebellar cortex, layer of piriform neurons, Purkinje's layer, stratum gangliosum cerebelli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum germinativum | The deepest layer of the epidermis, composed of dividing stem cells and anchoring cells. Synonym: basal cell layer, columnar layer, germinative layer, palisade layer, stratum basale, stratum cylindricum, stratum germinativum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum germinativum unguis | The deeper layer of the nail that is continuous with the stratum germinativum of the surrounding skin and from which the nail plate is continuously formed. Synonym: germinative layer of nail. (05 Mar 2000) |