| SMA | 1) Smooth Muscle Antibodies 2) 척수성 근위축증 3) Superior Mesent... |
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| A [band] | the dark-staining zone of a striated muscle |
| AHMA | American Holistic Medicine Association; antiheart muscle autoantibody |
| AMA | against medical advice; alkaline membrane assay; American Management Association; American Medical A... |
| AMB | avian myeloblastosis; amphotericin B; anomalous muscle bundle |
| orbital abscess | A circumscribed collection of pus within the orbit; frequently an extension of purulent infection of the paranasal sinuses, usually the ethmoids. Synonym: retrobulbar abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| orbital artery | <anatomy, artery> The medial orbitofrontal branch, the first branch of the pericallosal artery; it supplies the medial half of the inferior surface of the frontal cortex. Synonym: arteria frontobasalis medialis, ramus orbitofrontalis medialis, orbital artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital axis | The line from the centre of the optic foramen (apex of orbit) extending anteriorly, laterally, and inferiorly to the middle of the orbital opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital branch of middle meningeal artery | <anatomy, artery> Branch of middle meningeal artery traversing superior orbital fissure and running toward lacrimal gland. See: anastomotic branch of middle meningeal artery to lacrimal artery. Synonym: ramus orbitalis arteriae meningeae mediae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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 eminence of zygomatic bone | A small elevation on the orbital surface of the zygomatic bone, just within the orbital margin, about 1 cm below the zygomaticofrontal suture; it gives attachment to the lateral check ligament, the lateral palpebral ligament, and the suspensory ligament of the eyeball. Synonym: eminentia orbitalis ossis zygomatici, orbital eminence of zygomatic bone, Whitnall's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |