occipitomental
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occipitomental diameter — the distance from the external occipital protuberance to the most prominent midpoint of the chin; called also mento occipital d … Medical dictionary
mento-occipital diameter — occipitomental d … Medical dictionary
projection — 1. A pushing out; an outgrowth or protuberance. 2. The referring of a sensation to the object producing it. 3. A defense mechanism by which a repressed complex in the individual is denied and conceived as belonging to another person, as when… … Medical dictionary
diameter — 1. A straight line connecting two opposite points on the surface of a more or less spherical or cylindrical body, or at the boundary of an opening or foramen, passing through the center of such body or opening. 2. The distance measured a … Medical dictionary
OM — obtuse marginal [artery]; obtuse mental; occipitomental; occupational medicine; ocular movement; oculomotor; operations manager [database]; Osborne Mendel [rat]; osteomalacia; osteomyelitis; osteopathic manipulation; otitis media; outer membrane; … Medical dictionary
cranial diameter — craniometric diameter the distance between craniometric points on the skull; they include the biparietal d., bitemporal d., cervicobregmatic d., frontomental d., occipitofrontal d., occipitomental d., and suboccipitobregmatic d … Medical dictionary
OM — • obtuse marginal [artery]; • obtuse mental; • occipitomental; • occupational medicine; • ocular movement; • oculomotor; • operations manager [database]; • Osborne Mendel [rat]; • osteomalacia; • osteomyelitis; • osteopathic manipulation; •… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
