| 99mTc | radioactive Technetium(used in Brain Skull, Thyroid, Liver, Spleen, Bone & Lung scans) |
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| A>B | air greater than bone [conduction] |
| A&BC | air and bone conduction |
| ABM | adjusted body mass; alveolar basement membrane; autologous bone marrow |
| ABMI | autologous bone marrow transplantation |
| orbital branch of pterygopalatine ganglion | Branches of pterygopalatine ganglion traversing inferior orbital fissure, distributed in orbit to periorbita and mucosa of ethmoidal and sphenoidal sinuses. Synonym: ramus orbitalis ganglii pterygopalatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| orbital cavity | 1. <astronomy> The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon. 2. An orb or ball. "Roll the lucid orbit of an eye." (Young) 3. <anatomy> The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. 4. <zoology> The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird. Origin: L. Orbita a track or rut made by a wheel, course, circuit, fr. Orbis a circle: cf. F. Orbite. See Orb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| orbital decompression | Removal of a portion of the bony orbit, usually superior (Naffziger operation), lateral (Kronlein operation), or inferior (Ogura operation). (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital diseases | Diseases of the bony orbit and contents except the eyeball. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orbital exenteration | Removal of the entire contents of the orbit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital fasciae | The fascial layers in the orbit consisting of periorbita, septum orbitale, fascia muscularis musculorum bulbi, and vagina bulbi. Synonym: fasciae orbitales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital fat-pad | The mass of fat contained in the orbit that contributes to the support of the eyeball. Synonym: corpus adiposum orbitae, fat body of orbit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital fractures | Fractures of the bones in the orbit, which include parts of the frontal, ethmoidal, lacrimal, and sphenoid bones and the maxilla and zygoma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orbital gyri | A number of small, irregular convolutions occupying the concave inferior surface of each frontal lobe of the cerebrum. Synonym: gyri orbitales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital hernia | Displacement of orbital fat through a defect in the orbital septum or Tenon's capsule into the subcutaneous tissues of the eyelid or subconjunctivally. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital implant | The glass, plastic, or metal device placed in the muscle cone after enucleation of an eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital index | Relation of the height of the orbit to its width: (orbital height × 100)/orbital width. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital margin of eyelids | The outer or peripheral attached borders of the upper and lower eyelids; the "root" of the eyelids, along which it is attached to the orbital rim. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital muscle | <anatomy> A rudimentary nonstriated muscle, crossing the infraorbital groove and sphenomaxillary fissure, intimately united with the periosteum of the orbit. Synonym: musculus orbitalis, Muller's muscle, orbital muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital neoplasms | Neoplasms of the bony orbit and contents except the eyeball. (12 Dec 1998) |