| sup | above [Lat. supra]; superficial; superior; supinator; supine |
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| SVC | saphenous vein cutdown; segmental venous capacitance; selective venous catheterization; slow vital c... |
| SVCCS | superior vena cava compression syndrome |
| SVCO | superior vena-caval obstruction |
| SVCS | superior vena cava syndrome |
| arteria interossea anterior | <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) |
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| arteria interossea communis | <anatomy, artery> Origin, ulnar; branches, anterior and posterior interosseous. Synonym: arteria interossea communis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria interossea posterior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, common interosseous artery; distribution, posterior compartment of forearm. Synonym: arteria interossea posterior, dorsal interosseous artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria interossea recurrens | <anatomy, artery> Origin, posterior interosseous; distribution, elbow joint; anastomoses, branches of profunda brachii and inferior ulnar collateral, i.e., articular vascular network of elbow. Synonym: arteria interossea recurrens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria interossea volaris | <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) |
| arteria ischiatica | <anatomy, artery> Origin, internal iliac; distribution, hip joint and gluteal region; anastomoses, branches of internal pudendal, lateral sacral, superior gluteal, obturator, medial and lateral circumflex femoral. Synonym: arteria glutea inferior, arteria ischiadica, arteria ischiatica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria labialis inferior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, facial; distribution, structures of lower lip; anastomoses, the artery from the opposite side, mental and sublabial. Synonym: arteria labialis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria labyrinthi | <anatomy, artery> Internal acoustic meatal branch. A branch of the basilar artery that enters the labyrinth through the internal acoustic meatus. Synonym: arteria labyrinthi, ramus meatus acustici interni, arteria auditiva interna, artery of labyrinth, internal auditory artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria lacrimalis | <anatomy, artery> Origin, ophthalmic; distribution, lacrimal gland, lateral and superior rectus muscles, superior eyelid, forehead, and temporal fossa. Synonym: arteria lacrimalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria laryngea inferior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, inferior thyroid; distribution, muscles and mucous membrane of larynx; anastomoses, superior laryngeal. Synonym: arteria laryngea inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria lienalis | An alternate term for splenic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria ligamenti teretis uteri | Origin, inferior epigastric; distribution, round ligament of uterus. Synonym: arteria ligamenti teretis uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria lingualis | <anatomy, artery> Origin, external carotid; distribution, runs along under surface of tongue, terminates as deep lingual artery; branches, suprahyoid and dorsal lingual branches and sublingual artery. Synonym: arteria lingualis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria lobi caudati | Origin, left branch of proper hepatic; distribution, caudate lobe of the liver. Synonym: arteria lobi caudati. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria lumbalis | <anatomy, artery> Origin, abdominal aorta; one of four or five pairs; distribution, lumbar vertebrae, muscles of back, abdominal wall; anastomoses, intercostal, subcostal, superior and inferior epigastric, deep circumflex iliac, and iliolumbar. Synonym: arteria lumbalis. (05 Mar 2000) |