| ISD | immunosuppressive drug; Information Services Division; inhibited sexual desire; interstimulus distan... |
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| IVCD | intraventricular conduction defect |
| IVSD | interventricular septal defect |
| LD | labor and delivery; laboratory data; labyrinthine defect; lactate dehydrogenase; laser Doppler; lear... |
| LPD | low-protein diet; luteal phase defect |
| spheno-orbital suture | Articulation between the orbital process of the palatine bone and the outer surface of the body of the sphenoid. Synonym: sutura spheno-orbitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sphenoparietal suture | Line of union of the lower border of the parietal with the upper edge of the greater wing of the sphenoid. Synonym: sutura sphenoparietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenosquamous suture | Articulation of the greater wing of the sphenoid with the squamous portion of the temporal bone. Synonym: sutura sphenosquamosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenovomerine suture | The line of union of the vaginal process of the sphenoid with the wing of the vomer. Synonym: sutura sphenovomeriana. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenozygomatic suture | Junction of the zygomatic bone and greater wing of the sphenoid. Synonym: sutura sphenozygomatica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spiral suture | An uninterrupted series of stitches using one suture; the stitching is fastened at each end by a knot. Synonym: spiral suture, uninterrupted suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamomastoid suture | Line of union of the squamous and petrous portions of the temporal bone during development; it sometimes persists in the region of the mastoid process. Synonym: sutura squamosomastoidea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamoparietal suture | The articulation of the parietal with the squamous portion of the temporal bone. Synonym: sutura squamosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous suture | A scalelike suture, one whose opposing margins are scalelike and overlapping. Synonym: sutura squamosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasomaxillary suture | Line of union of the lateral margin of the nasal bone with the frontal process of the maxilla. Synonym: sutura nasomaxillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nerve suture | Joining together, usually by suture, of the two parts of a divided nerve. Synonym: nerve suture, neurosuture. Origin: neuro-+ G. Rhaphe, suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| neurocentral suture | The cartilaginous union on either side between the body and arch of a vertebra in the young child. Synonym: neurocentral joint, neurocentral suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcuticular suture | See: Halsted's suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nonabsorbable surgical suture | Surgical suture material that is relatively unaffected by the biological activities of the body tissues and is therefore permanent unless removed; e.g., stainless steel, silk, cotton, nylon, and other synthetic materials. (05 Mar 2000) |
| delayed suture | A suturing of a wound after an interval of days. (05 Mar 2000) |