Category: M

A lithotomy performed with the incision in the median line in front of the anus.  

An imaginary line from the mental point of the mandible to the external auditory meatus, used in radiography of the skull.  

One of two ridges on the posterior surface of the distal end of the femur, formed by diverging lips of the linea aspera.  

An imaginary horizontal line from one nipple to the other.  

An imaginary vertical line through the center of the nipple.  

The fibrous cord extending from the apex of the bladder to the umbilicus. It represents the remains of the urachus of the fetus.  

A broad ligament that connects the medial malleolus of the tibia to the tarsal bones.  

Generalized eruption of asymptomatic nodules caused by mucinous deposits in the upper layers of the skin and in vessels and organs.  

In the U.S., authority or permission to practice nursing in several states, granted after making a single application.  

Licensure that regulates the practice of a profession such as nursing or medicine by requiring compliance with the licensing statute if an individual engages in activities defined within the scope of that profession.