| MPA | mean pulmonary arterial [pressure]; medial preoptic area; Medical Procurement Agency; medroxyprogest... |
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| MPM | malignant papillary mesothelioma; medial pterygoid muscle; minor psychiatric morbidity; multiple pri... |
| MPOA | medial preoptic area |
| MPS | meconium plug syndrome; medial premotor system; Member of the Pharmaceutical Society; microbial prof... |
| MSO | management service organization; medial superior olive; medical staff organization |
| medial lumbocostal arch | <anatomy> One of Haller's arches; a tendinous thickening of the psoas fascia that extends from the body of the first lumbar vertebra to its transverse process on either side. A portion of the diaphragm arises from it. Synonym: ligamentum arcuatum mediale, arcus lumbocostalis medialis, medial lumbocostal arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| medial malleolar arteries | Medial malleolar branches of posterior tibial artery. Synonym: rami malleolares mediales, arteriae malleolares posteriores mediales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial malleolar network | A network over the medial malleolus formed by branches from the anterior and posterior medial malleolar and medial tarsal arteries. Synonym: rete malleolare mediale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial malleolar subcutaneous bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the medial malleolus and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea malleoli medialis, subcutaneous bursa of medial malleolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial malleolar surface of talus | The surface of the trochlea of the talus that articulates with the medial malleolus of the tibia. Synonym: facies malleolaris medialis tali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial malleolus | The process at the medial side of the lower end of the tibia, forming the projection of the medial side of the ankle. Synonym: malleolus medialis, inner malleolus, internal malleolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial mammary branches | Branches primarily distributed to the medial portion of the breast. Nomina Anatomica lists medial mammary branches (rami mammarii mediales...) of the following: 1) anterior cutaneous branches of ventral primary rami of thoracic spinal nerves (...rami cutanei anterioris ramorum ventralium nervorum thoracicorum; also known as anterior cutaneous branches of intercostal nerves (...rami cutanei anterioris nervorum intercostalium); nerve branches accompanying the perforating branches of internal thoracic artery. 2) perforating branches of internal thoracic artery (...rami perforantes arteriae thoracicae internae ). Synonym: rami mammarii mediales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial margin | The border of a structure closest to the medial plane. Synonym: margo medialis, medial margin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial medullary lamina of corpus striatum | A fibre layer separating the medial and lateral segments of the globus pallidus. Synonym: lamina medullaris medialis corporis striati. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial meniscus | <anatomy> A flat disc-shaped ligament which stabilises and supports the inner aspect of the knee joint. Commonly injured in knee sprains. (27 Sep 1997) |
| medial midpalmar space | The more medial of the central palmar spaces, bounded medially by the hypothenar compartment; related distally to the synovial tendon sheaths of digits 3 and 4 and proximally to the common flexor sheath. Synonym: medial midpalmar space, middle palmar space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial nasal branches of anterior ethmoidal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of nasociliary nerve distributed to the nasal septum. Synonym: rami nasales mediales nervi ethmoidalis anterioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial nasal fold | An ectodermally covered mesenchymal swelling lying medial to the olfactory placode or pit in the embryo. Synonym: medial nasal fold, medial nasal primordium, medial nasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial nasal primordium | An ectodermally covered mesenchymal swelling lying medial to the olfactory placode or pit in the embryo. Synonym: medial nasal fold, medial nasal primordium, medial nasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial nasal process | An ectodermally covered mesenchymal swelling lying medial to the olfactory placode or pit in the embryo. Synonym: medial nasal fold, medial nasal primordium, medial nasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |