| AAW | anterior aortic wall |
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| A/C | albumin/coagulin [ratio]; anterior chamber of eye; assist control [ventilation] |
| ac | acceleration; acetyl; acid; acromioclavicular; acute; alternating current; antecubital; anterior cha... |
| ACC | accommodation; acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase; acinic cell carcinoma; acute care center; adenoid cyst... |
| ACD | absolute cardiac dullness; absolute claudication distance; acid-citrate-dextrose [solution]; actinom... |
| anterior horn | The anterior or frontal division of the lateral ventricle of the brain, extending forward from Monro's interventricular foramen. See: lateral ventricle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anterior horn cell | Synonym for motoneuron. (18 Nov 1997) |
| anterior horn cells | Motor neurons in the anterior (ventral) horn of the spinal cord which project to skeletal muscles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior humeral circumflex artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, shoulder joint and biceps muscle; anastomoses, posterior circumflex humeral artery. Synonym: arteria circumflexa humeri anterior, anterior humeral circumflex artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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 cerebellar artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, basilar; distribution, lower surface of lateral lobes of cerebellum, choroid plexus in cerebellopontine angle; anastomoses, posterior inferior cerebellar; usual source of labyrinthine artery. Synonym: arteria cerebelli inferior anterior. (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 branches of internal thoracic artery | 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 artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, common interosseous; distribution, deep parts of the forearm anteriorly; anastomoses, posterior interosseous. Synonym: arteria interossea anterior, arteria interossea volaris, volar interosseous artery. (05 Mar 2000) |