| ECA | electrical control activity; electrocardioanalyzer; endothelial cytotoxic activity; enterobacterial ... |
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| EOA | effective orifice area; erosive osteoarthritis; esophageal obturator airway; examination, opinion, a... |
| ESA | Electrolysis Society of America; endocardial surface area; epidermal surface antigen; esterase; este... |
| FA | false aneurysm; Families Anonymous; Fanconi anemia; far advanced; fatty acid; febrile antigen; femor... |
| FAC | familial adenomatosis coli; femoral arterial cannulation; ferric ammonium citrate; 5-fluorouracil, A... |
| stress-bearing area | Surfaces of structures that resist forces, strains, or pressures brought upon them during function. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| striate area | Area of the occipital lobe concerned with vision. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Stroud's pectinated area | An obsolete term for the area of the anal canal lying just below the rectal columns. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcallosal area | A slender vertical whitish band immediately anterior to the lamina terminalis and anterior commissure; contrary to its name, it is not a cortical convolution but is the ventral continuation of the transparent septum. Synonym: area subcallosa, gyrus paraterminalis, gyrus subcallosus, pedunculus corporis callosi, corpus paraterminale, paraterminal body, paraterminal gyrus, peduncle of corpus callosum, precommissural septal area, subcallosal area, Zuckerkandl's convolution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior vestibular area | The area in the fundus of the internal acoustic meatus superior to the transverse crest through which the superior part of the vestibular nerve passes to reach the macula utriculus and the ampullae of the anterior and lateral saemicircular ducts. Synonym: area vestibularis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supplementary motor area epilepsy | A localization-related epilepsy syndrome in which seizures originate from the supplementary motor area of the mesial frontal lobe. Typical seizure semiology includes sudden bilateral tonic movements, vocalization, and preservation of consciousness. Attacks are often nocturnal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supporting area | Those areas of the maxillary and mandibular edentulous ridges which are considered best suited to carry the forces of mastication when the dentures are in function. Synonym: denture foundation area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture-bearing area | That portion of the basal seat which supports the complete or partial denture base under occlusal load. Synonym: basal seat, denture-bearing area, denture-supporting area, stress-bearing area, supporting area, tissue-bearing area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture foundation area | That portion of the basal seat which supports the complete or partial denture base under occlusal load. Synonym: basal seat, denture-bearing area, denture-supporting area, stress-bearing area, supporting area, tissue-bearing area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture-supporting area | That portion of the basal seat which supports the complete or partial denture base under occlusal load. Synonym: basal seat, denture-bearing area, denture-supporting area, stress-bearing area, supporting area, tissue-bearing area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatomic area | The area of skin innervated by a single posterior spinal nerve (sensory nerve). (27 Sep 1997) |
| disturbed area | <ecology> An area where vegetation, soil and/or hydrology have been significantly altered, thereby making a wetland determination difficult. (11 Jan 1998) |
| impression area | In dentistry, that surface which is recorded in an impression. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior vestibular area | The area of the fundus of the internal acoustic meatus inferior to the transverse crest through which the interior portion of the vestibular (saccular) nerve passes. Synonym: area vestibularis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| insular area | 1. An oval region of the cerebral cortex overlying the extreme capsule, lateral to the lenticular nucleus, buried in the depth of the fissura lateralis cerebri (sylvian fissure). Synonym: insular area, insular cortex, island of Reil. Synonym: island. 3. Any circumscribed body or patch on the skin. Origin: L. Island (05 Mar 2000) |