| ASG | advanced cell group; American Society for Genetics; Army Surgeon General; aspermiogenesis |
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| AVG | ambulatory visit group |
| AZO | [indicates presence of the group -N:N-] |
| BCCG | British Cooperative Clinical Group |
| beta [Greek letter beta] | an anomer of a carbohydrate; buffer capacity; carbon separated from a carboxyl by one other carbon i... |
| extrinsic muscles | Muscles arising outside of, but which act upon, the structure under consideration. For example, the muscles operating the hand but having fleshy bellies located in the forearm. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| facial muscles | Muscles of facial expression or mimetic muscles that include the numerous muscles supplied by the facial nerve that are attached to and move the skin of the face. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fascial sheaths of extraocular muscles | Muscular fascia; the part of the orbital fascia that envelops the extraocular muscles; it is thin posteriorly but becomes thicker where it is continuous with the bulbar sheath; the fascial sheaths of the four rectus muscles are connected by an intermuscular membrane. Synonym: fascia muscularis musculorum bulbi, fascia of extraocular muscles, muscular fascia of extraocular muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia of extraocular muscles | Muscular fascia; the part of the orbital fascia that envelops the extraocular muscles; it is thin posteriorly but becomes thicker where it is continuous with the bulbar sheath; the fascial sheaths of the four rectus muscles are connected by an intermuscular membrane. Synonym: fascia muscularis musculorum bulbi, fascia of extraocular muscles, muscular fascia of extraocular muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laryngeal muscles | The intrinsic muscles of the larynx are the aryepiglottic(us), arytenoid(eus), cricoarytenoid(eus), cricothyroid(eus), thyroarytenoid(eus), thyroepiglottic(us) and vocal(is). (12 Dec 1998) |
| lateral lumbar intertransversarii muscles | Origin, transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae; insertion, next superior transverse process; action, abducts lumbar vertebrae; nerve supply, ventral branches of lumbar nerves. Synonym: musculi intertransversarii laterales lumborum, lateral lumbar intertransverse muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral lumbar intertransverse muscles | Origin, transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae; insertion, next superior transverse process; action, abducts lumbar vertebrae; nerve supply, ventral branches of lumbar nerves. Synonym: musculi intertransversarii laterales lumborum, lateral lumbar intertransverse muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral part of posterior cervical intertransversarii muscles | lateral part of posterior cervical intertransversarii muscles |
| levatores costarum muscles | musculus levator costae, elevator muscle of rib, musculi levatores costarum |
| long levatores costarum muscles | Insertion, the second rib below their origin; action, raise ribs; nerve supply, intercostal. Synonym: musculi levatores costarum longi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar interspinales muscles | Origin, superior margin of lumbar spinous process; insertion, inferior margin of next superior spinous process; action, extends lumbar vertebrae; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of lumbar spinal nerves. Synonym: musculus interspinalis lumborum, lumbar interspinal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar rotator muscles | The rotator muscles of the lumbar vertebrae. Synonym: musculi rotatores lumborum, lumbar rotator muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ABO blood group | <haematology> The major human blood type system which describes the oligosaccharide glycoprotein antigens found on the surface of human blood cells. According to the type of antigen present, a person may be assigned a blood type of A, B, AB or O. A second type of antigen, the Rh factor, renders a positive or negative blood type. The ABO blood group system is important because it determines who can donate blood to or accept blood from whom. Type A or AB blood will cause an immune reaction in people with type B blood and type B and AB blood will cause a reaction in people with type A blood. Conversely, type O blood has no A or B antigens, so people with type O blood are universal donors. And since AB blood already produces both antigens, people who are type AB can accept any of the other blood types without suffering an immune reaction. (04 Jul 1999) |
| actinobacteria group | A group of gram-positive, heterogeneous bacteria. This group encompasses a range of morphologically, physiologically, and chemically different organisms and includes bacteria that form cocci, short rods, irregular rods, and mycelia that fragment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alkyl group | <chemistry> A funtional group on an organic molecule which is derived from an alkane which has lost a hydrogen atom. (13 Nov 1997) |