| BW | bacteriological warfare; bed wetting; below waist; biological warfare; biological weapon; birth weig... |
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| CBD | carotid body denervation; closed bladder drainage; common bile duct |
| CBI | children's behavior inventory; continuous bladder irrigation |
| IBI | intermittent bladder irrigation; ischemic brain infarction |
| LKSB | liver, kidney, spleen, bladder |
| exstrophy of the bladder | A congenital gap in the anterior wall of the bladder and the abdominal wall in front of it, the posterior wall of the bladder being exposed. Synonym: ectopia vesicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| uninhibited neurogenic bladder | A condition, either congenital or acquired, of abnormal bladder function whereby normal inhibitory control of detrusor function by the central nervous system is impaired or underdeveloped, resulting in precipitant or uncontrolled micturition and/or anuresis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| unstable bladder | Characterised by uninhibited detrusor contractions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uvula of bladder | A slight projection into the cavity of the bladder, usually more prominent in old men, just behind the urethral opening, marking the location of the middle lobe of the prostate. Synonym: uvula vesicae, Lieutaud's uvula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral ligaments of the bladder | Condensations of fibroareolar tissue which pass one from each side of the bladder to blend with the pelvic fascia; smooth muscle is usually present in this tissue and is referred to as the musculus rectovesicalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alveolar mucosa | The mucous membrane apical to the attached gingiva. (05 Mar 2000) |
| buccal mucosa | <anatomy, gastroenterology> Mucous membrane lining the inner cheek. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bursa mucosa | <anatomy> A sac containing synovial fluid which occurs at sites of friction, as between a tendon and a bone over which it plays, or subcutaneously over a bony prominence. The NA lists the following types: subcutaneous synovial bursa, bursa synovialis subcutanea; submuscular synovial bursa, bursa synovialis submuscularis; subfascial synovial bursa, bursa synovialis subfascialis; and subtendinous synovial bursa, bursa synovialis subtendinea. Synonym: bursa synovialis, bursa mucosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginal mucosa | The mucous membrane of the vagina. Synonym: tunica mucosa vaginae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina mucosa tendinis | A sheath of synovial membrane enveloping certain of the tendons; it contains a small amount of synovial fluid. Synonym: vagina synovialis tendinis, mucous sheath of tendon, theca tendinis, vagina mucosa tendinis, vaginal synovial membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric mucosa | Surface epithelium in the stomach that invaginates into the lamina propria, forming gastric pits. Tubular glands, characteristic of each region of the stomach (cardiac, gastric, and pyloric), empty into the gastric pits. The gastric mucosa is made up of several different kinds of cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| giant hypertrophy of gastric mucosa | Gastric mucosal hyperplasia, either mucoid or glandular; the latter type may be associated with the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Synonym: giant hypertrophy of gastric mucosa, hypertrophic gastritis, Menetrier's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gingival mucosa | That portion of the oral mucous membrane that covers and is attached to the necks of the teeth and the alveolar process of the jaws; it is demarcated from lining mucosa on the facial aspect by a clearly defined line which marks the mucogingival junction, and, in contrast to the lining mucosa, is keratinised and lighter in colour; on the palatal surface, the gingiva blends imperceptibly with the palatal mucosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glands of biliary mucosa | Small, mucous, tubuloalveolar glands in the mucosa of the larger bile ducts and especially in the neck of the gallbladder. Synonym: glandulae mucosae biliosae, Luschka's cystic glands, Theile's glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glandula mucosa | <anatomy> A type of merocrine gland that produces a thick (mucopolysaccharide rich) secretion as opposed to a serous gland). (18 Nov 1997) |