| mcburney's point | In acute appendicitis, extreme sensitivity over the appendix in a location that is approximately two inches to the left of the right anterior superior iliac spine. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| cell cycle restriction point | <cell biology, molecular biology> A point, late in G1, after which the cell must, normally, proceed through to division at its standard rate. (26 Mar 1998) |
| median mandibular point | <anatomy> A point on the anteroposterior centre of the mandibular ridge in the median sagittal plane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central-bearing point | The contact point of a central-bearing device. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retention point | A provision made within a cavity preparation of a tooth to hold in place the first pieces of gold when placing a direct gold restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| melting point | The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid, the temperature at which 50% of a macromolecule becomes denatured. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mental point | In craniometry, the most anterior point on the mandible in the midline; the most anterior, prominent point on the chin. Synonym: mental point. Origin: G. Dim. Of pogon, beard (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gueneau de Mussy's point | A point, painful on pressure, at the junction of a line prolonging the left border of the sternum and a horizontal line at the level of end of the bony portion of the tenth rib; it is present in cases of diaphragmatic pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metopic point | A craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences. Synonym: metopic point. Origin: G. Metopon, forehead (05 Mar 2000) |
| Clado's point | A point at the junction of the interspinous and right semilunar lines, at the lateral border of the rectus abdominis muscle, where marked tenderness on pressure is felt in some cases of appendicitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cold-rigor point | The degree of lowered temperature at which the activity of a cell ceases and the cell passes into the narcotic or hibernating state. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weber's point | A point situated 1 cm below the promontory of the sacrum; believed by Weber to represent the centre of gravity of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| motor point | A point on the skin where the application of an electrical stimulus, via an electrode, will cause the contraction of an underlying muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjugate point | A point so related to another that an object at one is imaged at the other. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Munro's point | A point at the right edge of the rectus abdominis muscle, between the umbilicus and the anterior superior spine of the ilium, where pressure elicits tenderness in appendicitis. (05 Mar 2000) |