| NSAE | nonsupported arm exercise |
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| pter | end of short arm of chromosome |
| q | each, every [Lat. quaque]; electric charge; long arm of chromosome; quart; quintal |
| qter | end of long arm of chromosome |
| RA | radioactive; ragocyte; ragweed antigen; rapidly adapting [receptors]; reactive arthritis; reciprocal... |
| superficial fascia of penis | A superficial layer continuous with fascia perinei superficialis. Synonym: fascia penis superficialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| superficial fascia of perineum | The membranous layer of the subcutaneous tissue in the urogenital region attaching posteriorly to the border of the urogenital diaphragm, at the sides to the ischiopubic rami, and continuing anteriorly onto the abdominal wall. Synonym: fascia perinei superficialis, Colles' fascia, Cruveilhier's fascia, membranous layer of superficial fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial layer of temporalis fascia | The superficial part of the temporal fascia attaching to the lateral surface of the zygomatic arch. Synonym: lamina superficialis fasciae temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior fascia of pelvic diaphragm | The fascia on the superior aspect of the levator ani and coccygeus muscles. Synonym: fascia diaphragmatis pelvis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior fascia of urogenital diaphragm | A layer of fascia that has been described on the superior surface of the sphincter urethrae and the deep transverse perineal muscles. Its presence is doubted by some anatomists. Synonym: fascia diaphragmatis urogenitalis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dentate fascia | Serrated strip of gray matter under the medial border of the hippocampus and in its depths. It is an archicortex which develops along the edge of the hippocampal fissure and which consists of molecular, granular, and polymorphic layers. The molecular layer is continuous with that of the hippocampus in the depths of the hippocampal fissure. (carpenter and sutin, human neuroanatomy, 8th ed, p626) (12 Dec 1998) |
| dorsal fascia of foot | The fascia that encloses the extensor tendons of the toes and blends with the inferior extensor retinaculum. Synonym: fascia dorsalis pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal fascia of hand | The deep fascia of the back of the hand continuous proximally with the extensor retinaculum. Synonym: fascia dorsalis manus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dupuytren's fascia | The thickened, central portion of the fascia ensheathing the hand; it radiates toward the bases of the fingers from the tendon of the palmaris longus muscle. Synonym: aponeurosis palmaris, Dupuytren's fascia, palmar fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliac fascia | The fascia covering the iliacus and psoas muscles, continuous with transversalis fascia anterolaterally and with femoral sheath inferiorly. Synonym: fascia iliaca. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliopectineal fascia | A fascia formed by the union of the fasciae covering the iliacus and pectinus muscles which cover the floor of the iliopectineal fossa. See: iliopectineal arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior fascia of pelvic diaphragm | The fascia that covers the inferior aspect of the levator ani and coccygeus muscles. Synonym: fascia diaphragmatis pelvis inferior, anal fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior fascia of urogenital diaphragm | The layer of fascia extending between the ischiopubic rami inferior to the sphincter urethrae and the deep transverse perineal muscles. Synonym: membrana perinei, fascia diaphragmatis urogenitalis inferior, Camper's ligament, ligamentum triangulare, perineal membrane, triangular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infraspinatus fascia | Fascia infraspinata, the fascia attached to the borders of the infraspinous fossa and covering the infraspinatus muscle; it is continuous with the fascia covering the deltoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infundibuliform fascia | The inner covering of the spermatic cord, continuous above the deep inguinal ring with fascia transversalis. Synonym: fascia spermatica interna, infundibuliform fascia, tunica vaginalis communis. (05 Mar 2000) |