| MHV | magnetic heart vector; middle hepatic vein; mouse hepatitis virus |
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| mid | middle |
| MIP | macrophage inflammatory protein; major intrinsic protein; maximum inspiratory pressure; maximum inte... |
| ML | Licentiate in Medicine; Licentiate in Midwifery; malignant lymphoma; marked latency; maximum likelih... |
| MLAEP | middle latency auditory evoked potential |
| MT | middle temporal |
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| MT | middle temporal area |
| V(MCA) | velocity in the middle cerebral artery |
| pontocerebellar recess | The angle formed at the junction of cerebellum, pons, and medulla. Synonym: pontocerebellar recess. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior recess | A deepening of the interpeduncular fossa toward the pons. Synonym: recessus posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior recess of tympanic membrane | A narrow pocket in the tympanic wall between the posterior malleolar fold and the tympanic membrane. Synonym: recessus membranae tympani posterior, Troltsch's pockets, Troltsch's recesses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cupular part of epitympanic recess | The dome-shaped, highest portion of the epitympanic recess. Synonym: pars cupularis recessus epitympanici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacciform recess | An extension of the cavity of the distal radioulnar articulation proximad between the two bones, an extension of the capsule of the elbow joint at the neck of the radius. Synonym: recessus sacciformis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatoenteric recess | A peritoneal recess at the caudal end of the embryonic pneumatoenteric recess; it separates the developing liver and stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatorenal recess | The deep recess of the peritoneal cavity on the right side extending upward between the liver in front and the kidney and suprarenal behind; this is a gravity-dependent portion of the peritoneal cavity when in the supine position; fluids draining from the omental bursa drain here. Synonym: recessus hepatorenalis, hepatorenal pouch, Morison's pouch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hyrtl's epitympanic recess | The upper portion of the tympanic cavity above the tympanic membrane; it contains the head of the malleus and the body of the incus. Synonym: recessus epitympanicus, attic, epitympanic space, epitympanum, Hyrtl's epitympanic recess, tympanic attic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoethmoidal recess | A small cleftlike pocket of the nasal cavity above the superior concha into which the sphenoid sinuses drain. Synonym: recessus sphenoethmoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spherical recess | A rounded depression on the inner wall of the vestibule of the labyrinth, lodging the sacculus. Synonym: recessus sphericus, fovea hemispherica, fovea spherica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic recess | The extension of the omental bursa toward the hilum of the spleen. Synonym: recessus splenicus, recessus lienalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subhepatic recess | The part of the peritoneal cavity between the visceral surface of the liver and the transverse colon. Synonym: recessus subhepaticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subpopliteal recess | The extension of the cavity of the knee joint between the tendon of the popliteus and lateral condyle of the femur. Synonym: recessus subpopliteus, bursa of popliteus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior azygoesophageal recess | The region above the azygos vein arch in which the right lung is in contact with the oesophagus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior duodenal recess | A peritoneal recess extending upward behind the superior duodenal fold. Synonym: recessus duodenalis superior, duodenojejunal fossa, duodenojejunal recess, Jonnesco's fossa, superior duodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |