| AFP | alpha-fetoprotein; anterior faucial pillar; atypical facial pain |
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| AH | abdominal hysterectomy; absorptive hypercalciuria; accidental hypothermia; acetohexamide; acid hydro... |
| AHA | acetohydroxamic acid; acquired hemolytic anemia; acute hemolytic anemia; American Heart Association;... |
| AHPO | anterior hypothalamic preoptic [area] |
| AIIS | anterior inferior iliac spine |
| anterior limb of stapes | The anterior of the two delicate curving limbs of the stapes that pass from the head of the bone to the base or footplate. Synonym: crus anterius stapedis, anterior limb of stapes. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anterior limiting layer of cornea | A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um thick, lying between the basal lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea; considered to be a basement membrane. Synonym: lamina limitans anterior corneae, anterior elastic layer, Bowman's membrane, lamina elastica anterior, limiting layers of cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior limiting ring | The periphery of the cornea marking the termination of Descemet's membrane and the anterior border of the trabecular meshwork; an important landmark in gonioscopy. Synonym: Schwalbe's ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior lingual gland | One of the small mixed glands deeply placed near the apex of the tongue on each side of the frenulum. Synonym: glandula lingualis anterior, apical gland, Bauhin's gland, Blandin's gland, Nuhn's gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior lip of uterine os | The portion of the vaginal part of the uterine cervix that bounds the ostium anteriorly intervening between the ostium and the anterior vaginal fornix. It is slightly shorter than labium posterius. Synonym: labium anterius ostii uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior lobe of hypophysis | An alternate term for adenohypophysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior longitudinal ligament | <anatomy> The wide fibrous band interconnecting the anterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies. Synonym: lacertus medius, ligamentum longitudinale anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior lunate lobule | The part of the superior surface of the cerebellar hemisphere lying rostral to the horizontal fissure, and adjoining the folium of the vermis. Synonym: lobulus semilunaris superior, anterior lunate lobule, crus I. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior margin | The ventral or most forward margin of a structure. Synonym: anterior margin, ventral border. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior medial malleolar artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, anterior tibial; distribution, ankle joint and neighboring integument; anastomoses, branches of posterior tibial. Synonym: arteria malleolaris anterior medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata | The longitudinal groove in the midline of the anterior aspect of the medulla oblongata; it is the medullary equivalent of the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord and ends at the foramen caecum posterius; its caudal part is obliterated by the decussation of the pyramids. Synonym: fissura mediana anterior medullae oblongatae, anteromedian groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior median fissure of spinal cord | A deep median fissure on the anterior surface of the spinal cord. Synonym: fissura mediana anterior medullae spinalis, anteromedian groove, sulcus ventralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior median line | The line of intersection of the midsagittal plane with the anterior surface of the body. Synonym: linea mediana anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior mediastinal arteries | <anatomy, artery> Small twigs supplying anterior mediastinal structures: mainly thymus and lymph nodes. Synonym: rami mediastinales arteriae thoracicae internae, rami thymici, anterior mediastinal arteries, arteriae thymicae, thymic arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior mediastinal lymph nodes | Located in the superior mediastinum in relation to the great vessels, these nodes receive lymph from the thymus, pericardium and right side of the heart; their efferent vessels join those of the tracheal nodes to form the bronchomediastinal trunks. Synonym: nodi lymphatici mediastinales anteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nucleus ventralis anterior thalami | The most rostral of the subdivisions of the ventral nucleus, receiving projections from the globus pallidus and projecting to the premotor and frontal cortex. Synonym: nucleus ventralis anterior thalami. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| delta cell of anterior lobe of hypophysis | A variety of cell having basophilic granules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| synchondrosis intraoccipitalis anterior | Cartilaginous union in the newborn between the lateral and the basilar portions of the occipital bone. Synonym: synchondrosis intraoccipitalis anterior, anterior intraoccipital joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| descending anterior branch | The descending anterior branch of the superior lobar branches of the right and left pulmonry arteries. Synonym: ramus anterior descendens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| distal part of anterior lobe of hypophysis | The larger part of the adenohypophysis composed of cords of epithelial cells individually specialised to secrete various tropic hormones that exert their effect on several target organs in the body. The secretory activity of these cells is under the control of either releasing or inhibiting factors elaborated by hypothalamic neurons and transported to the adenohypophysis by the hypothalamo-hypophysial portal system. Synonym: pars distalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duplicitas anterior | Conjoined twins in which fusion has united the pelvis and lower extremities, leaving the thoraces and heads separate. See: conjoined twins. See: cephalodidymus, ileadelphus, iliadelphus. Synonym: catadidymus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisura anterior auris | A notch between the supratragic tubercle and the crus of the helix. Synonym: incisura anterior auris, anterior auricular groove, auricular notch, sulcus auriculae anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisura cerebelli anterior | A wide, shallow notch on the anterior surface of the cerebellum occupied laterally by the superior cerebellar peduncles and the inferior quadrigeminal bodies medially. Synonym: anterior notch of cerebellum, incisura cerebelli anterior, semilunar notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendon sheath of tibialis anterior muscle | <anatomy> The synovial sheath, deep to the extensor retinaculum, that surrounds the tendon of the tibialis anterior as it crosses the ankle. Synonym: vagina tendinis musculi tibialis anterioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tibialis anterior | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, upper two-thirds of lateral surface of tibia, interosseous membrane, and intermuscular septum; insertion, medial cuneiform and base of first metatarsal; action, dorsiflexion and inversion of foot; nerve supply, deep peroneal. Synonym: musculus tibialis anterior, anterior tibial muscle, musculus tibialis anticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tractus corticospinalis anterior | Uncrossed fibres forming a small bundle in the pyramidal tract. See: pyramidal tract. Synonym: tractus corticospinalis anterior, tractus pyramidalis anterior, anterior corticospinal tract, anterior pyramidal fasciculus, direct pyramidal tract, fasciculus corticospinalis anterior, fasciculus pyramidalis anterior, Turck's bundle, Turck's column, Turck's tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tractus pyramidalis anterior | Uncrossed fibres forming a small bundle in the pyramidal tract. See: pyramidal tract. Synonym: tractus corticospinalis anterior, tractus pyramidalis anterior, anterior corticospinal tract, anterior pyramidal fasciculus, direct pyramidal tract, fasciculus corticospinalis anterior, fasciculus pyramidalis anterior, Turck's bundle, Turck's column, Turck's tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tractus spinocerebellaris anterior | A bundle of fibres originating in the base of the posterior horn and zona intermedia throughout lumbosacral segments of the spinal cord, crossing to the opposite side and ascending in a peripheral position in the ventral half of the lateral funiculus. In its ascent through the rhombencephalon, the tract curves sharply dorsalward along the rostral border of the trigeminal motor nucleus, entering the cerebellum in a caudal direction over the dorsal surface of the superior cerebellar peduncle, and terminating as mossy fibres in the granular layer of the cortex of the cerebellar vermis. The bundle conveys proprioceptive and exteroceptive information largely from the opposite lower extremity. Synonym: tractus spinocerebellaris anterior, Gowers' column, Gowers' tract, ventral spinocerebellar tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tractus spinothalamicus anterior | The more anterior or ventral part of the spinothalamic tract that is involved in tactile sensation. See: spinothalamic tract. Synonym: tractus spinothalamicus anterior, ventral spinothalamic tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endothelium of anterior chamber | A single layer of large, squamous cells that covers the posterior surface of the cornea. Synonym: endothelium camerae anterioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior cruciate ligament |
The ligament that travels from the medial border of the lateral femoral condyle to its point of insertion anterolaterally to the medial tibial spine.
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| anterior |
The portion of the insect body toward the head. Opposite the posterior portion.
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| anterior |
from the front.
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| anterior fontanelle |
is the "soft spot" towards the front of the top of an infant's head between the growing skull bones.
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| anterior |
the front of an organ, part or being, the ventral surface.
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