| GDNF | giant cell line-derived neutrophilic factor |
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| HISTLINE | History of Medicine On-Line [NLM database] |
| HLCL | human lymphoblastoid cell line |
| HTL | hamster tumor line; hearing threshold level; high-L-leucine transport; histotechnologist; human T-ce... |
| ISL | inner scapular line; interspinous ligament; isoleucine |
| cement line | The refractile boundary of an osteon or interstitial lamellar system in compact bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gluteal line | One of three rough curved lines on the outer surface of the ala of the ilium: anterior (or middle) gluteal line, inferior gluteal line, and posterior gluteal line; the two areas bounded by these give attachment to the gluteus minimus muscle below and gluteus medius above. Synonym: linea glutea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central line | <equipment> Small, flexible plastic tube inserted into the large vein above the heart, through which drugs and blood products can be given and blood samples withdrawn painlessly. Synonym: central line, Hickman catheter. (12 Jan 1998) |
| central venous line | <equipment> Small, flexible plastic tube inserted into the large vein above the heart, through which drugs and blood products can be given and blood samples withdrawn painlessly. Synonym: central line, Hickman catheter. (12 Jan 1998) |
| retentive fulcrum line | <dentistry> An imaginary line connecting the retentive points of clasp arms on retaining teeth adjacent to mucosa-borne denture bases, an imaginary line connecting the retentive points of clasp arms, around which line the denture tends to rotate when subjected to forces such as the pull of sticky foods. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cervical line | A continuous anatomical irregular curved line marking the cervical end of the crown of a tooth and the cementoenamel junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chamberlain's line | <radiology> Line from posterior hard palate to posterior lip of foramen magnum, if dens greater than 3mm above line most likely to be basilar invagination see also: McGregor's line (easier to use) (12 Dec 1998) |
| Chaussier's line | The anteroposterior line of the corpus callosum as appearing on median section of the brain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercurial line | A bluish brown pigmentation seen at the gingival margin and associated with mercury poisoning (mercurial stomatitis). (05 Mar 2000) |
| Granger's line | On lateral skull radiographs, the line produced by the groove of the optic chiasm or sulcus prechiasmatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Richter-Monro line | A line passing from the umbilicus to the anterior superior iliac spine. McBurney's point occurs on this line. Synonym: Monro's line, Richter-Monro line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gubler's line | The level of the superficial origin of the trigeminus on the pons, a lesion below which causes Gubler's paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gum line | The position of the margin of the gingiva in relation to the teeth in the dental arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gunter's line | A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers. Synonym: line of lines, and line of numbers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Meyer's line | <anatomy> A line through the axis of the big toe and passing the midpoint of the heel in a normal foot. (05 Mar 2000) |