| JA | judgment analysis; juvenile atrophy; juxta-articular |
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| LCCA | late cortical cerebellar atrophy; leukoclastic angiitis |
| LOA | leave of absence; Leber optic atrophy; left occipitoanterior [fetal position] |
| MSA | major serologic antigen; male-specific antigen; mannitol salt agar; Medical Services Administration;... |
| OA | obstructive apnea; occipital artery; occipito-anterior; occiput anterior; octanoic acid; ocular albi... |
| gyrate atrophy | Progressive, autosomal recessive, diffuse atrophy of the choroid, pigment epithelium, and sensory retina that begins in childhood. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina | A slowly progressive atrophy of the choriocapillaris, pigmentary epithelium, and sensory retina, with irregular confluent atrophic areas and an associated ornithinuria; autosomal recessive inheritance; due to a deficiency of ornithine d-aminotransferase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circular layer of muscular coat | The inner, circular layer of the smooth muscle of the muscular coat. Nomina Anatomica lists circular layers of muscular coats (stratum circulare tunicae muscularis...) of the following: 1) colon (... Coli ); 2) rectum (... Recti ); 3) small intestine (... Intestini tenuis ); 4) stomach (... Gastrici ). Synonym: stratum circulare tunicae muscularis gastricae, stratum circulare tunicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circular layers of muscular tunics | The inner, circular layer of the smooth muscle of the muscular coat. Nomina Anatomica lists circular layers of muscular coats (stratum circulare tunicae muscularis...) of the following: 1) colon (... Coli ); 2) rectum (... Recti ); 3) small intestine (... Intestini tenuis ); 4) stomach (... Gastrici ). Synonym: stratum circulare tunicae muscularis gastricae, stratum circulare tunicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pick's atrophy | Circumscribed atrophy of the cerebral cortex. Synonym: lobar sclerosis, progressive circumscribed cerebral atrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compensatory atrophy | Atrophy especially of an endocrine organ as a result of its function being assumed by a new source of hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| congenital cerebellar atrophy | Familial disorder that causes degeneration of various cells in the cerebellum. Two types are recognised, one in which the granular layer cells degenerate, the other in which the Purkinje cells degenerate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| multiple system atrophy | A name grouping together the four cerebral degenerative diseases of olivopontocerebellar atrophy, shy-drager syndrome, striatonigral degeneration, and one form of parkinson disease, considering them different forms of the same disease process. (12 Dec 1998) |
| muscular | <anatomy> Pertaining to or composing muscle. Origin: L. Muscularis (18 Nov 1997) |
| muscular artery | <anatomy, artery> An artery with a tunica media composed principally of circularly arranged smooth muscle. Synonym: distributing artery, medium artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular asthenopia | Asthenopia due to imbalance of the extrinsic ocular muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular branches | Usually unnamed branches of nerves or vessels that supply the muscles. Synonym: rami musculares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular coat | The muscular, usually middle, layer of a tubular structure; for most of the gastrointestinal tract, it consists of an outer longitudinal layer of muscle and an inner circular layer. Synonym: tunica muscularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular coat of bronchi | Muscular layer of the bronchial wall. Synonym: tunica muscularis bronchiorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular coat of colon | Muscular layer of the wall of the colon. Synonym: tunica muscularis coli. (05 Mar 2000) |