| PNM | perinatal mortality; peripheral dysostosis, nasal hypoplasia, and mental retardation [syndrome]; per... |
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| PNS | paraneoplastic syndrome; parasympathetic nervous system; partial nonprogressive stroke; peripheral n... |
| SPONASTRIME | spondylar and nasal alterations with striated metaphyses |
| NSD | Nasal septal deviation |
| BC | Bone Conduction |
| conchal crest of maxilla | Ridge of the nasal surface of the body of the maxilla that articulates with the inferior nasal concha. Synonym: crista conchalis maxillae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| crest | 1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge. See: crista. 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. 3. Feathers on the top of a bird's head, or fin rays on the top of a fish's head. Synonym: crista. Origin: L. Crista (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of alveolar ridge | The top of the alveolar ridge or residual ridge; the highest continuous surface of the ridge, but not necessarily the centre of the ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of cochlear opening | The edge of the opening of the cochlear window to which the secondary tympanic membrane is attached. Synonym: crista fenestrae cochleae, crest of cochlear opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of fenestrae cochleae | The edge of the opening of the cochlear window to which the secondary tympanic membrane is attached. Synonym: crista fenestrae cochleae, crest of cochlear opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of greater tubercle | The ridge below the greater tubercle of the humerus into which the pectoralis major muscle inserts. Synonym: crista tuberculi majoris, bicipital ridges, pectoral ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of head of rib | The ridge that separates the superior and inferior articular surfaces of the head of a rib. Synonym: crista capitis costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of lesser tubercle | The ridge below the lesser tubercle of the humerus into which the teres major muscle inserts. Synonym: crista tuberculi minoris, bicipital ridges. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of neck of rib | The sharp upper margin of the neck of a rib. Synonym: crista colli costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of scapular spine | The posterior subcutaneous border of the spine of the scapula that expands in its medial part into a smooth triangular area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| CREST syndrome | <syndrome> A variant of scleroderma that is characterised by the following: Calcinosis, Raynaud's disease, oesophageal motility disorder, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| posterior lacrimal crest | A vertical ridge on the orbital surface of the lacrimal bone which, together with the anterior lacrimal crest, bounds the fossa for the lacrimal sac. Synonym: crista lacrimalis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacral crest | One of three rough irregular ridges on the posterior surface of the sacrum; median sacral crest; lateral sacral crests. Synonym: crista sacralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sagittal crest | A prominent ridge along the sagittal suture of the skull, present in some animals as a result of temporal muscle development. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pubic crest | The rough anterior border of the body of the pubis, continuous laterally with the pubic tubercle. Synonym: crista pubica. (05 Mar 2000) |