| NCV | Nerve Conduction Velocity |
|---|---|
| RNS test | Repetitive Nerve Stimulation test |
| TENS | Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation |
| ADN | antideoxyribonuclease; aortic depressor nerve; associate degree in nursing |
| AIN | acute interstitial nephritis; American Institute of Nutrition; anterior interosseous nerve |
| deep part of parotid gland | See: parotid gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| deep percussion | Heavy percussion to obtain information about deeply situated organs or structures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep perineal pouch | The region between the perineal membrane and the endopelvic fascia of the floor of the pelvis occupied by the membranous part of the urethra, the bulbourethral gland (in the male), the deep transverse perineal and sphincter urethrae muscles, and the dorsal nerve and artery of the penis or clitoris. Synonym: spatium perinei profundum, deep perineal pouch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep perineal space | The region between the perineal membrane and the endopelvic fascia of the floor of the pelvis occupied by the membranous part of the urethra, the bulbourethral gland (in the male), the deep transverse perineal and sphincter urethrae muscles, and the dorsal nerve and artery of the penis or clitoris. Synonym: spatium perinei profundum, deep perineal pouch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep plantar branch of dorsalis pedis artery | <anatomy, artery> Deep plantar branch of arcuate artery or its first metatarsal artery branch which penetrates the foot between first and second metatarsal bones to anastomose with the termination of the plantar arterial arch. Synonym: ramus plantaris profundus arteriae dorsalis pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligament | <anatomy> The continuation of the posterior longitudinal ligament uniting the sacrum and coccyx. Synonym: ligamentum sacrococcygeum posterius profundum, deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep punctate keratitis | Sharply defined opacities in an otherwise clear cornea, occurring in syphilitic iritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep reflex | An involuntary muscular contraction following percussion of a tendon or bone. Synonym: jerk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep scleritis | Severe inflammation of the sclera, with involvement of the underlying uvea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep sensibility | bathyesthesia, myesthesia |
| deep temporal artery | <anatomy, artery> Deep temporal artery, two in number, anterior and posterior; origin, maxillary; distribution, temporal muscle and periosteum, bone and diploe of temporal fossa; anastomoses, branches of superficial temporal, lacrimal, and middle meningeal. Synonym: arteria temporalis profunda. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep temporal nerves | Two branches, anterior and posterior, from the mandibular nerve, supplying the temporalis muscle and periosteum of the temporal fossa. Synonym: nervi temporales profundi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep temporal veins | Veins corresponding to the arteries of the same name; they empty into the pterygoid venous plexus. Synonym: venae temporales profundae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep transitional gyrus | The transverse gyrus of the embryo which in development becomes buried in the depth of the central sulcus of the cerebral hemisphere. Dentate gyrus, one of the two interlocking gyri composing the hippocampus, the other one being the Ammon's horn. Synonym: gyrus dentatus, dentate fascia, fascia dentata hippocampi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep transverse metacarpal ligament | <anatomy> The ligament that interconnects the palmar surface of the heads of the second to fifth metacarpals, being continuous with the palmar ligaments on palmar plates; it lies in the plane of the palmar interosseous fascia. Synonym: ligamentum metacarpale transversum profundum, transverse metacarpal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |