| pars posterior faciei diaphragmatis hepatis | That portion of the diaphragmatic surface of the liver that includes the bare area and the caudate lobe. Synonym: pars posterior faciei diaphragmatis hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pars posterior fornicis vaginae | The recess at the vault of the vagina; it is divided into an anterior part, posterior part, and lateral part with respect to its relation to the cervix of the uterus. The posterior part is clinically significant as the site for culdocentesis and culdoscopy. The proximity of the ureter (below) and the uterine artery (above) adjacent to the lateral fornix is important clinically. Synonym: fornix vaginae, fornix uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars postlaminaris nervi optici | <anatomy, nerve> The portion of the optic nerve posterior to the lamina cribrosa of the sclera. Synonym: pars postlaminaris nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars postsulcalis | The back of the tongue; the upper surface of the tongue divided by the sulcus terminalis into an anterior two-thirds, the pars presulcalis (presulcal part), and a posterior one-third, the pars postsulcalis (postsulcal part). Synonym: dorsum linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars precommunicalis arteriae cerebri anterior | pars precommunicalis arteriae cerebri anterior |
| pars prelaminaris nervi optici | <anatomy, nerve> The portion of the optic nerve anterior to the lamina cribrosa of the sclera. Synonym: pars prelaminaris nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars presulcalis | The back of the tongue; the upper surface of the tongue divided by the sulcus terminalis into an anterior two-thirds, the pars presulcalis (presulcal part), and a posterior one-third, the pars postsulcalis (postsulcal part). Synonym: dorsum linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars profunda glandulae parotideae | <anatomy> A salivary gland situated in front of and below the ear. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pars profunda musculi masseteri | pars profunda musculi masseteri |
| pars profunda musculi sphincteri ani externi | pars profunda musculi sphincteri ani externi |
| pars prostatica urethrae | The prostatic part of the male urethra, about 2.5 cm in length, that traverses the prostate; it includes the seminal colliculus, and the ejaculatory and prostatic ducts open into it. Synonym: pars prostatica urethrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars pterygopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris | pars pterygopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris |
| pars pylorica gastris | pyloric part of stomach |
| pars pylorica ventriculi | <anatomy> An alternate term for pyloric part of stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars quadrata hepatis | The part of the medial segment of the liver which includes the quadrate lobe. Synonym: pars quadrata hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |