| PAV | percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty; poikiloderma atrophicans vasculare; posterior arch vein; proporti... |
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| PBW | posterior bite wing |
| PCD | pacer-cardioverter-defibrillator; papillary collecting duct; paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration;... |
| PCF | peripheral circulatory failure; pharyngoconjunctival fever; platelet complement fixation; posterior ... |
| PCOM | posterior communicating [artery] |
| PW | posterior wall |
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| VPL | ventral posterior lateral |
| VPL | ventral posterior lateral nucleus |
| VP | ventro-posterior |
| rami sternocleidomastoidei arteriae occipitalis | <anatomy, artery> Branches of occipital artery to sternocleidomastoid muscle. One often hooks around hypoglossal nerve. It may arise as an independent branch of the external carotid, in which case it may be referred to as the sternomastoid artery. Synonym: rami sternocleidomastoidei arteriae occipitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rami subscapulares arteriae axillaris | <anatomy, artery> Branches of axillary artery passing directly to the subscapularis muscle. Synonym: rami subscapulares arteriae axillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami tracheales arteriae thyroideae inferioris | Tracheal branches of inferior thyroid artery. See: tracheal branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami ureterici arteriae ovaricae | <anatomy, artery> Branch of ovarian artery arising as it is crossed by the ureter in the female supplying mid portion of ureter. Synonym: rami ureterici arteriae ovaricae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami ureterici arteriae renalis | <anatomy, artery> Supplies ureteric (renal) pelvis and superior portion of ureter. Synonym: rami ureterici arteriae renalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami ureterici arteriae testicularis | <anatomy, artery> Branch of testicular artery arising as it is crossed by the ureter in the male; supplies mid portion of ureter. Synonym: rami ureterici arteriae testicularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami ureterici partis patentis arteriae umbilicale | <anatomy, artery> Supplies pelvic portion of ureter. Synonym: rami ureterici partis patentis arteriae umbilicale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami vestibulares arteriae labyrinthi | Vestibular branches of labyrinthine artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars basalis arteriae pulmonalis | See: right pulmonary artery, left pulmonary artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars cavernosa arteriae carotidis internae | <anatomy, artery> The tortuous portion of the internal carotid artery located within the cavernous sinus; it has numerous small branches. Synonym: pars cavernosa arteriae carotidis internae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars cerebralis arteriae carotidis internae | <anatomy, artery> The portion of the internal carotid artery that supplies the brain; its branches are: superior hypophyseal, clival, ophthalmic, anterior choroidal, anterior cerebral, and middle cerebral. Synonym: pars cerebralis arteriae carotidis internae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars cervicalis arteriae carotidis internae | <anatomy, artery> The unbranched portion located in the neck. Synonym: pars cervicalis arteriae carotidis internae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars corticalis arteriae cerebralis mediae | An alternate term for cortical part of middle cerebral artery. See: middle cerebral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars insularis arteriae cerebralis mediae | pars insularis arteriae cerebralis mediae |
| pars intracranialis arteriae vertebralis | See: vertebral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |