| AB | abdominal; abnormal; abortion; Ace bandage; active bilaterally; aid to the blind; alcian blue; alert... |
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| ABD | abdomen; aged, blind, and disabled; aggressive behavioral disturbance; average body dose |
| ABM | adjusted body mass; alveolar basement membrane; autologous bone marrow |
| ABW | average body weight |
| AIE | acute inclusion-body encephalitis; acute infectious encephalitis; acute infective endocarditis |
| body of phalanx | The shaft of each phalanx of the hand or foot. Synonym: corpus phalangis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| body of pubis | The flattened medial portion of the pubic bone entering into the pubic symphysis. From it extend the superior and inferior rami. Synonym: corpus ossis pubis, pubic body, body of pubic bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of rib | The shaft of a rib; the portion which extends laterally, anteriorly, and then medially from the tubercle. Synonym: corpus costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of sphenoid bone | The central portion of the sphenoid bone from which the greater and lesser wings and the pterygoid processes arise. The sphenoidal sinuses lie within it. Synonym: corpus ossis sphenoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of sternum | The middle and largest portion of the sternum, lying between the manubrium superiorly and the xiphoid process inferiorly. Synonym: corpus sterni, gladiolus, mesosternum, midsternum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of stomach | The part of the stomach that lies between the fundus above and the pyloric antrum below; its boundaries are poorly defined. Synonym: corpus gastricum [ventriculi]. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of sweat gland | The coiled tubular secretory portion of a sweat gland located in the subcutaneous tissue or deep in the corium and connected to the surface of the skin by a long duct. Synonym: corpus glandulae sudoriferae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of talus | The large posterior part of the talus forming the trochlea above for articulation with the tibia and fibula and articulating below with the calcaneus. Synonym: corpus tali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of thigh bone | The cylindrical shaft of the thigh bone. Synonym: corpus ossis femoris, body of thigh bone, corpus femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of tibia | The triangular body of tibia between its expanded proximal and distal ends. Synonym: corpus tibiae, body of tibia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of tongue | The oral part of the tongue anterior to the terminal sulcus. Synonym: corpus linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of ulna | The shaft of the ulna between the proximal extremity and the head. Synonym: body of ulna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of urinary bladder | The portion of the bladder between the apex and fundus. Synonym: corpus vesicae urinariae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of uterus | The part of the uterus above the isthmus, comprising about two thirds of the non-pregnant organ. Synonym: corpus uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of vertebra | The main portion of a vertebra anterior to the vertebral canal, as distinct from the arches. Synonym: corpus vertebrae. (05 Mar 2000) |