| MED | median erythrocyte diameter; medical, medication, medicine; Medical Entities Dictionary; minimum eff... |
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| med | medial; median; medication; medicine, medical; medium |
| MLD | manual lymph drainage; median lethal dose; metachromatic leukodystrophy; minimal lesion disease; min... |
| MLD50 | median lethal dose |
| MLT | left mentotransverse [fetal position] [Lat. mento-laeva transversa]; mean latency time; median letha... |
| medial supracondylar crest | The distal sharp portion of the medial margin of the humerus. Synonym: crista supracondylaris medialis, medial epicondylar crest, medial epicondylar ridge, medial supracondylar crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gluteal crest | The point of insertion on the upper portion of the shaft of the femur of the greater part of the gluteus maximus muscle; when markedly developed this tuberosity is called the third trochanter. Synonym: trochanter tertius, tuberositas glutea, crista glutea, gluteal crest, gluteal ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conchal crest | Bony ridge which articulates with, or provides attachment for, the inferior nasal concha. See: conchal crest of maxilla, conchal crest of palatine bone. Synonym: crista conchalis, turbinated crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conchal crest of maxilla | Ridge of the nasal surface of the body of the maxilla that articulates with the inferior nasal concha. Synonym: crista conchalis maxillae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conchal crest of palatine bone | The ridge on the nasal surface of the perpendicular part of the palatine bone to which the inferior nasal concha attaches. Synonym: crista conchalis ossis palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest | 1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge. See: crista. 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. 3. Feathers on the top of a bird's head, or fin rays on the top of a fish's head. Synonym: crista. Origin: L. Crista (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of alveolar ridge | The top of the alveolar ridge or residual ridge; the highest continuous surface of the ridge, but not necessarily the centre of the ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of cochlear opening | The edge of the opening of the cochlear window to which the secondary tympanic membrane is attached. Synonym: crista fenestrae cochleae, crest of cochlear opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of fenestrae cochleae | The edge of the opening of the cochlear window to which the secondary tympanic membrane is attached. Synonym: crista fenestrae cochleae, crest of cochlear opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of greater tubercle | The ridge below the greater tubercle of the humerus into which the pectoralis major muscle inserts. Synonym: crista tuberculi majoris, bicipital ridges, pectoral ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of head of rib | The ridge that separates the superior and inferior articular surfaces of the head of a rib. Synonym: crista capitis costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of lesser tubercle | The ridge below the lesser tubercle of the humerus into which the teres major muscle inserts. Synonym: crista tuberculi minoris, bicipital ridges. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of neck of rib | The sharp upper margin of the neck of a rib. Synonym: crista colli costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of palatine bone | A transverse ridge near the posterior border of the bony palate, located on the inferior surface of the horizontal plate of the palatine bone. Synonym: crista palatina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of petrous part of temporal bone | The margin that separates the anterior and posterior surfaces of the petrous part of the temporal bone and the lateral part of the middle cranial fossa from the posterior cranial fossa. Synonym: margo superior partis petrosae ossis temporalis, crest of petrous part of temporal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |