| ALS-PD | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism-dementia [complex] |
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| A-P&L | anteroposterior and lateral |
| CPLS | cleft palate-lateral synechia syndrome |
| DNLL | dorsal nucleus of lateral lemniscus |
| LAS | laboratory automation system; lateral amyotrophic sclerosis; laxative abuse syndrome; left anterior-... |
| precursory cartilage | A cartilage that is normally replaced by bone, to form a part of the skeleton. Synonym: ossifying cartilage, precursory cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| primordial cartilage | Cartilage in an early stage in its development. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Santorini's cartilage | A conical nodule of elastic cartilage surmounting the apex of each arytenoid cartilage. Synonym: cartilago corniculata, corniculum laryngis, Santorini's cartilage, supra-arytenoid cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| xiphoid cartilage | <anatomy> Composed of cartilage at the inferior aspect of the sternal body. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Seiler's cartilage | A small rod of cartilage attached to the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| semilunar cartilage | One of the articular menisci of the knee joint. See: lateral meniscus, medial meniscus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| horns of thyroid cartilage | See: inferior horn of thyroid cartilage, superior horn of thyroid cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septal cartilage | A thin cartilaginous plate located between vomer, perpendicular plate of the ethmoid, and nasal bones, and completing the nasal septum anteriorly. Synonym: cartilago septi nasi, cartilage of nasal septum, cartilaginous septum, pars cartilaginea septi nasi, quadrangular cartilage, septal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyaline cartilage | Cartilage having a frosted glass appearance, with interstitial substance containing fine type II collagen fibres obscured by the ground substance; in adult cartilage, the cells are present in isogenous groups. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sesamoid cartilage of larynx | A small nodule of elastic cartilage sometimes present on the lateral border of the arytenoid cartilage. Synonym: cartilago sesamoidea laryngis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypsiloid cartilage | Y-shaped cartilage, the connecting cartilage for the ilium, ischium, and pubis; it extends through the acetabulum. Synonym: hypsiloid cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| slipping rib cartilage | Subluxation of rib cartilage, at the costo-chondral junction, causing pain and audible click. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoid process of septal cartilage | The tapering extension of the septal cartilage that lies between the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid and the vomer. Synonym: processus posterior cartilaginis septi nasi, processus sphenoidalis cartilaginis septi nasi, sphenoid process of septal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal septal cartilage | A thin cartilaginous plate located between vomer, perpendicular plate of the ethmoid, and nasal bones, and completing the nasal septum anteriorly. Synonym: cartilago septi nasi, cartilage of nasal septum, cartilaginous septum, pars cartilaginea septi nasi, quadrangular cartilage, septal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternal cartilage | A costal cartilage of one of the true ribs. (05 Mar 2000) |