| LMC | large motile cell; lateral motor column; left main coronary [artery]; left middle cerebral [artery];... |
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| LMCA | left main coronary artery; left middle cerebral artery |
| MCA | major coronary artery; Maternity Center Association; medical care administration; methylcholanthrene... |
| PA | panic attack; pantothenic acid; paralysis agitans; paranoia; passive aggressive; pathology; patient'... |
| PAD | pain and distress; patient surface axis depth; percutaneous abscess drainage; percutaneous automated... |
Zinn's artery
| anterior horn cell | Synonym for motoneuron. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| anterior horn cells | Motor neurons in the anterior (ventral) horn of the spinal cord which project to skeletal muscles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior hypothalamic region | The rostral portion of the hypothalamus that includes preoptic, supraoptic, paraventricular and anterior hypothalamic nuclei; the hypothalamic structures located internally in the general area of the optic chiasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior inferior iliac spine | Spine on the anterior border of the ilium between the anterior superior iliac spine and the acetabulum; site of origin for the direct head of the rectus femoris muscle. Synonym: spina iliaca anterior inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior inferior segment | Anterior inferior segment of kidney. Synonym: segmentum anterius inferius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior intercondylar area of tibia | The broad depressed area between the tibial condyles anteriorly to which attach the anterior ends of the menisci and the anterior cruciate ligament. Synonym: area intercondylaris anterior tibiae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior intercostal arteries | One of the arteries supplying the anterior portions of the intercostal spaces of the thoracic wall. Anterior intercostal arteries 1-6 arise as branches of the internal thoracic artery; 7-11 arise as branches of the musculophrenic artery. Synonym: rami intercostales anteriores, rami intercostalis anteriores arteria thoracica interna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior intercostal veins | Tributaries to the musculophrenic or internal thoracic veins from the anterior portions of intercostal spaces. Synonym: venae intercostales anteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior intermediate groove | A furrow occasionally seen in the adult between the anterior median fissure and the anterior lateral sulcus of the spinal cord but usually present only in the foetus. It indicates the lateral border of the anterior corticospinal fasciculus. Synonym: anterior intermediate groove, sulcus intermedius anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior intermediate sulcus | A furrow occasionally seen in the adult between the anterior median fissure and the anterior lateral sulcus of the spinal cord but usually present only in the foetus. It indicates the lateral border of the anterior corticospinal fasciculus. Synonym: anterior intermediate groove, sulcus intermedius anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior interosseous nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the median arising in elbow region, running on interosseous membrane, supplying the flexor pollicis longus, part of flexor digitorum profundus and the pronator quadratus muscles, as well as radiocarpal and intercarpal joints. Synonym: nervus interosseus anterior, ramus profundus nervi radialis, nervus antebrachii anterior, anterior antebrachial nerve, volar interosseous nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior intestinal portal | Anterior intestinal portal; the opening of the foregut into the midgut. See: epigastric fossa. Synonym: anterior intestinal portal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior intraoccipital joint | 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) |
| anterior intraoccipital synchondrosis | 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) |
| anterior jugular lymph nodes | Nodes of the lateral deep cervical group located anterior to the internal jugular vein; two nodes are specifically named: the jugulodigastric lymph node and the jugulo-omohyoid lymph node. Synonym: nodi lymphatici jugulares anteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |