| LAX-DSS | long axis-discrete subaortic stenosis |
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| MAS | magic angle spinning; Manifest Anxiety Scale; maximum average score; McCune-Albright syndrome; mecon... |
| NAD | neutrophil actin dysfunction; new antigenic determinant; nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; nicotini... |
| PAD | pain and distress; patient surface axis depth; percutaneous abscess drainage; percutaneous automated... |
| PSA | parasternal short axis; pleomorphic salivary gland adenoma; polyethylene sulfonic acid; polysacchari... |
| right axis deviation | A mean electrical axis of the heart pointing to the right of +90 |
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| rotational axis | An imaginary line around which a removable partial denture tends to rotate. Synonym: rotational axis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coeliac axis | Origin, abdominal aorta just below diaphragm; branches, left gastric, common hepatic, splenic. Synonym: truncus coeliacus, arteria coeliaca, coeliac artery, coeliac axis, Haller's tripod. (05 Mar 2000) |
| condylar axis | A line through the two mandibular condyles around which the mandible may rotate during a part of the opening movement. Synonym: condyle cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjugate axis | Distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the upper posterior edge of the pubic symphysis. Synonym: anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet, conjugata vera, conjugate axis, conjugate diameter of pelvic inlet, diameter mediana, internal conjugate, true conjugate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniofacial axis | A straight line passing through the mesethmoid, presphenoid, basisphenoid, and basioccipital bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sagittal axis | In dentistry, the line in the frontal plane around which the working side condyle rotates during mandibular movement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| principal optic axis | A line passing through the centre of the lens of a refracting system at right angles to its surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Helmholtz' axis ligament | <anatomy> A ligament forming the axis about which the malleus rotates; it consists of two portions extending from the anterior and the posterior border, respectively, of the tympanic notch to the malleus. Synonym: axis ligament of malleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hinge axis | An imaginary line around which the mandible may rotate through the horizontal plane. Synonym: hinge axis, mandibular axis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary axis | Any ray passing through the optical centre of a lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pupillary axis | A line perpendicular to the surface of the cornea, passing through the centre of the pupil; the "direction of gaze." (05 Mar 2000) |
| neural axis | The central nervous system; the brain and spinal cord. Synonym: encephalomyelonic axis, neural axis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neutral axis of straight beam | The axis perpendicular to the plane of loading of a beam at stresses within the proportional limit; it lies at the gravity axis of the cross-section of the beam. (05 Mar 2000) |
| normal electrical axis | A mean electrical axis of the heart situated between -30 |