| AHMA | American Holistic Medicine Association; antiheart muscle autoantibody |
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| AMA | against medical advice; alkaline membrane assay; American Management Association; American Medical A... |
| AMB | avian myeloblastosis; amphotericin B; anomalous muscle bundle |
| AMC | academic medical center; acetylmethyl carbinol; Animal Medical Center; antibody-mediated cytotoxicit... |
| AMR | acoustic muscle reflex; activity metabolic rate; acute mitral stenosis; alopecia-mental retardation ... |
| interstitial hernia | A hernia in which the protrusion is between any two of the layers of the abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intraepiploic hernia | A coil of intestine incarcerated in an omental sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrailiac hernia | An interstitial hernia projecting from the internal inguinal ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrapelvic hernia | An interstitial hernia projecting into the pelvis from the internal inguinal ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| irreducible hernia | A hernia that cannot be reduced without operation. Synonym: incarcerated hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ischiatic hernia | <surgery> A hernia through the sacrosciatic foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obturator hernia | Hernia through the obturator foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital hernia | Displacement of orbital fat through a defect in the orbital septum or Tenon's capsule into the subcutaneous tissues of the eyelid or subconjunctivally. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Treitz's hernia | A hernia in the subperitoneal tissues. Synonym: retroperitoneal hernia, Treitz's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epigastric hernia | Hernia through the linea alba above the navel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrasaccular hernia | A hernia in which an abdominal viscus forms part of the sac. Synonym: extrasaccular hernia, parasaccular hernia, slipped hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| umbilical hernia | <surgery> An abnormal protrusion of internal abdominal contents into a defect in the umbilical area. Common in the newborn, but usually resolves by age two. (27 Sep 1997) |
| fascial hernia | A bulging of muscle through a defect in its fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fat hernia | A hernia in which the tissue protruding out of its normal location is composed only of fat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fatty hernia | The escape of subcutaneous fat through a gap in a fascia or an aponeurosis. Synonym: fatty hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |