| VAIN | vaginal intraepithelial neoplasm |
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| VAP | vaginal acid phosphatase; variant angina pectoris |
| VB | vaginal bulb; valence bond; venous blood; ventrobasal; Veronal buffer; vertebrobasilar; viable birth... |
| VBAC | vaginal birth after cesarean section |
| VE | vaginal examination; Venezuelan encephalitis; venous emptying; venous extension; ventilation; ventil... |
| lateral plate | A nonsegmented mass of mesoderm on the lateral periphery of the embryonic disk. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lateral plate mesoderm | The peripheral thinned-out portion of intraembryonic mesoderm which is continuous with the extraembryonic mesoderm beyond the margins of the embryonic disk; in it develops the intraembryonic celom. Synonym: lateral mesoderm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral plate of pterygoid process | The larger and more lateral of the two bony plates extending downward from the point of union of the body and greater wing of the sphenoid bone on either side; forms medial wall of intfratemporal fossa and gives origin to pterygoi muscles. Synonym: lamina lateralis processus pterygoidei, lateral plate of pterygoid process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral pterygoid plate | The larger and more lateral of the two bony plates extending downward from the point of union of the body and greater wing of the sphenoid bone on either side; forms medial wall of intfratemporal fossa and gives origin to pterygoi muscles. Synonym: lamina lateralis processus pterygoidei, lateral plate of pterygoid process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontal plate | In the foetus, a cartilage plate between the lateral parts of ethmoid cartilage and the developing sphenoid bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual plate | A partial denture major connector formed as a lingual bar extended to cover the cingula of the lower anterior teeth. Synonym: lingual plate. (05 Mar 2000) |