| MEOS | Microsomal Ethanol Oxidizing System = MFOS; Mixed Function Oxidase System |
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| TNM staging System | standard Tumor, NOde & Metastasis staging system |
| ARMS | adverse reaction monitoring system; amplification refractory mutation system |
| CSD | carotid sinus denervation; cat scratch disease; combined system disease; conditionally streptomycin ... |
| FCS | faciocutaneoskeletal syndrome; fecal containment system; feedback control system; fetal calf serum; ... |
| submaxillary duct | The duct of the submandibular salivary gland; it opens at the sublingual papilla near the frenulum of the tongue. Synonym: ductus submandibularis, ductus submaxillaris, submaxillary duct, Wharton's duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sudoriferous duct | The superficial portion of the sweat gland that passes through the corium and epidermis, opening on the surface by the porus sudoriferus or sweat pore. Synonym: ductus sudoriferus, sudoriferous duct, sweat duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deferent duct | The secretory duct of the testicle, running from the epididymis, of which it is the continuation, to the prostatic urethra where it terminates as the ejaculatory duct. Synonym: deferent canal, deferent duct, spermatic duct, spermiduct, testicular duct, vas deferens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sweat duct | The superficial portion of the sweat gland that passes through the corium and epidermis, opening on the surface by the porus sudoriferus or sweat pore. Synonym: ductus sudoriferus, sudoriferous duct, sweat duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal duct tumour | A benign small tumour derived from the intradermal part of eccrine sweat gland ducts occurring often on the head and neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duct | <anatomy> A passage with well defined walls, especially a tube for the passage of excretions or secretions. Synonym: ductus. Origin: L. Ductus from ducere = to draw or lead (18 Nov 1997) |
| duct of bulbourethral gland | The long slender duct on each side passing down through the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm to enter the bulb of the penis and course forward 2 or 3 cm before terminating in the urethra. Synonym: ductus glandulae bulbourethralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duct of epididymis | A convoluted tube into which the efferent ductules open and which itself terminates in the ductus deferens. Synonym: ductus epididymidis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duct of sweat glands | The superficial portion of the sweat gland that passes through the corium and epidermis, opening on the surface by the porus sudoriferus or sweat pore. Synonym: ductus sudoriferus, sudoriferous duct, sweat duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duct papilloma | A small, often nonpalpable, benign papilloma arising in a lactiferous duct and frequently causing bleeding from the nipple. Synonym: duct papilloma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisive duct | A rudimentary duct, or protrusion of the mucous membrane into the incisive canal, on either side of the anterior extremity of the nasal crest. Synonym: ductus incisivus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interlobar duct | A duct draining the secretion of the lobe of a gland and formed by the junction of a number of interlobular duct's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interlobular duct | Any duct leading from a lobule of a gland and formed by the junction of the fine duct's draining the acini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intralobular duct | A duct that lies within a lobule of a gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| omphalomesenteric duct | An obsolete term for yolk stalk. (05 Mar 2000) |