| LOM | left otitis media; limitation of motion; loss of motion |
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| LOMSA | left otitis media suppurativa acuta |
| LOMSC, LOMSCh | left otitis media suppurativa chronica |
| MOM | milk of magnesia; mucoid otitis media |
| OM | obtuse mental; occipitomental; occupational medicine; ocular movement; oculomotor; Osborne Mendel [r... |
| vena dorsalis penis profunda | A vein on the dorsum of the penis deep to the fascia of the penis; it is a tributary to the prostatic venous plexus. Synonym: vena dorsalis penis profunda. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vena emissaria | <anatomy, vein> One of the channels of communication between the venous sinuses of the dura mater and the veins of the diploe and the scalp. See: condylar emissary vein, mastoid emissary vein, occipital emissary vein, parietal emissary vein. Synonym: vena emissaria, emissarium, emissary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena emissaria condylaris | <anatomy, vein> A vein that connects the sigmoid sinus and the external vertebral venous plexuses through the condylar canal of the occipital bone. Synonym: vena emissaria condylaris, emissarium condyloideum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena emissaria mastoidea | <anatomy, vein> The vein that connects the sigmoid sinus with the occipital vein or one of the tributaries of the external jugular vein by way of the mastoid foramen. Synonym: vena emissaria mastoidea, emissarium mastoideum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena emissaria occipitalis | <anatomy, vein> An inconstant vessel perforating the squama of the occipital bone to connect the occipital veins with the confluens sinuum. Synonym: vena emissaria occipitalis, emissarium occipitale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena emissaria parietalis | <anatomy, vein> The vein that connects the superior sagittal sinus with the tributaries of the superficial temporal vein and other veins of the scalp. Synonym: vena emissaria parietalis, emissarium parietale, Santorini's vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena epigastrica inferior | <anatomy, vein> Corresponds to the artery of the same name and empties into the external iliac vein just proximal to the inguinal ligament. Synonym: vena epigastrica inferior, deep epigastric vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena epigastrica superficialis | <anatomy, vein> Drains the lower and medial part of the anterior abdominal wall and empties into the great saphenous vein. Synonym: vena epigastrica superficialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena facialis | <anatomy, vein> A continuation of the angular vein at the medial angle of the eye. It passes diagonally downward and outward, joining with the retromandibular vein below the border of the lower jaw before emptying into the internal jugular vein. Synonym: anterior facial vein, vena facialis anterior, vena facialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena facialis anterior | <anatomy, vein> A continuation of the angular vein at the medial angle of the eye. It passes diagonally downward and outward, joining with the retromandibular vein below the border of the lower jaw before emptying into the internal jugular vein. Synonym: anterior facial vein, vena facialis anterior, vena facialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena facialis communis | <anatomy, vein> A short vessel formed by the union of the facial vein and the retromandibular vein, emptying into the jugular vein; considered to be a continuation of the facial vein in the NA. Synonym: vena facialis communis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena facialis posterior | <anatomy, vein> It is formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins in front of the ear, runs posterior to the ramus of the mandible through the parotid gland, and unites with the posterior auricular vein to form the external jugular vein; it usually has a large communicating branch with the facial vein. Synonym: vena retromandibularis, posterior facial vein, temporomaxillary vein, vena facialis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena faciei profunda | <anatomy, vein> The communicating vein that passes from the pterygoid venous plexus of the infratemporal fossa to the facial vein; it is devoid of valves. Synonym: vena faciei profunda. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena femoralis | <anatomy, vein> The vein accompanying the femoral artery in the same sheath; it is a continuation of the popliteal vein and becomes the external iliac vein. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vena gastrica dextra | <anatomy, vein> It receives veins from both surfaces of the upper portion of the stomach, runs to the right along the lesser curvature of the stomach, and empties into the portal vein. Synonym: vena gastrica dextra, pyloric vein. (05 Mar 2000) |