| MND | minimum necrosing dose; minor neurological dysfunction; modified neck dissection; motor neuron disea... |
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| MPA | mean pulmonary arterial [pressure]; medial preoptic area; Medical Procurement Agency; medroxyprogest... |
| MPM | malignant papillary mesothelioma; medial pterygoid muscle; minor psychiatric morbidity; multiple pri... |
| MSS | Marshall-Smith syndrome; massage; Medical Superintendents' Society; Medicare Statistical System; men... |
| SITS | supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis [shoulder muscles comprising the rotator cu... |
| musculus auricularis posterior | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, mastoid process; insertion, posterior portion of root of auricle; action, draws back the pinna; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus auricularis posterior, musculus retrahens aurem, musculus retrahens auriculam. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| musculus cricoarytenoideus posterior | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, depression on posterior surface of lamina of cricoid; insertion, muscular process of arytenoid; action, abducts vocal folds, widening rima glottidis as for taking a breath; nerve supply, recurrent laryngeal. Synonym: musculus cricoarytenoideus posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus sacrococcygeus posterior | <anatomy> An inconstant and poorly developed muscle on the dorsal surfaces of the sacrum and coccyx, the remains of a portion of the tail musculature of lower animals. Synonym: musculus sacrococcygeus dorsalis, dorsal sacrococcygeal muscle, musculus extensor coccygis, musculus sacrococcygeus posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus scalenus posterior | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, posterior tubercles of transverse processes of fourth to sixth cervical vertebrae; insertion, lateral surface of second rib; action, elevates second rib; nerve supply, cervical and brachial plexuses. Synonym: musculus scalenus posterior, musculus scalenus posticus, posterior scalene muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus serratus posterior inferior | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, with latissimus dorsi, from spinous processes of two lower thoracic and two upper lumbar vertebrae; insertion, into lower borders of last four ribs; action, draws lower ribs backward and downward; nerve supply, ninth to twelfth intercostal. Synonym: musculus serratus posterior inferior, inferior posterior serratus muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus serratus posterior superior | <anatomy> Origin, from spinous processes of two lower cervical and two upper thoracic vertebrae; insertion, into lateral side of angles of second to fifth ribs; nerve supply, first to fourth intercostals. Synonym: musculus serratus posterior superior, superior posterior serratus muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus tibialis posterior | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, soleal line and posterior surface of tibia, the head and shaft of the fibula between the medial crest and interosseous border, and the posterior surface of interosseous membrane; insertion, navicular, three cuneiform, cuboid, and second, third, and fourth metatarsal bones; action, plantar flexion and inversion of foot; nerve supply, tibial. Synonym: musculus tibialis posterior, musculus tibialis posticus, posterior tibial muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex capitis fibulae | The pointed upper end of the fibular head to which is attached the arcuate popliteal ligament and part of the biceps femoris tendon. Synonym: apex capitis fibulae, styloid process of fibula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articulatio capitis costae | The synovial joint between a rib and bodies of two adjacent vertebrae; the joint cavity is divided by an intra-articular ligament which attaches to the intervertebral disk; the first, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth ribs articulate with only one vertebra. Synonym: articulatio capitis costae, capitular joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio frontalis capitis | The surface region of the head corresponding to the outlines of the frontal bone. Synonym: regio frontalis capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regiones capitis | The topographical division of the cranium in relation to the bones of the cranial vault; the regions include frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal. Synonym: regiones capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio occipitalis capitis | The surface region of the head corresponding to the outlines of the occipital bone. Synonym: regio occipitalis capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio parietalis capitis | The surface region of the head corresponding to the outlines of the underlying parietal bone. Synonym: regio parietalis capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio temporalis capitis | The surface region of the head corresponding approximately to the outlines of the temporal bone. Synonym: regio temporalis capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vitiligo capitis | An obsolete term for alopecia areata. (05 Mar 2000) |