| PCOM | posterior communicating [artery] |
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| PDA | patent ductus arteriosus; personal digital assistant; posterior descending artery; pulmonary disease... |
| PFT | pancreatic function test; parafascicular thalamotomy; posterior fossa tumor; prednisone, fluorouraci... |
| PGE | platelet granule exract; posterior gastroenterostomy |
| PH | parathyroid hormone; partial hepatectomy; partial hysterectomy; passive hemagglutination; past histo... |
| thymic veins | A number of small veins from the thymus emptying into the left brachiocephalic vein. Synonym: venae thymicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| thyroid veins | See: inferior thyroid vein, middle thyroid vein, superior thyroid vein, plexus thyroideus impar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tracheal veins | Several small venous trunks from the trachea, emptying into the brachiocephalic veins or the superior vena cava. Synonym: venae tracheales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse cervical veins | Venae comitantes of the corresponding arteries, emptying into the external jugular vein or sometimes into the subclavian vein. Synonym: venae transversae colli, transverse veins of neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse veins of neck | Venae comitantes of the corresponding arteries, emptying into the external jugular vein or sometimes into the subclavian vein. Synonym: venae transversae colli, transverse veins of neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epigastric veins | See: inferior epigastric vein, superficial epigastric vein, superior epigastric veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| episcleral veins | A series of small venules in the sclera close to the corneal margin that empty into the anterior ciliary veins. Synonym: venae episclerales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ethmoidal veins | Veins that accompany the anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries and pass into the superior ophthalmic vein; they drain the ethmoidal sinuses. Synonym: venae ethmoidales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jejunal and ileal veins | The veins that drain the jejunum and ileum; they terminate in the superior mesenteric vein. Synonym: venae jejunales et ilei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tympanic veins | Veins exiting from the tympanic cavity through the petrotympanic fissure with the chorda tympani and emptying into the retromandibular vein. Synonym: venae tympanicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugular veins | Veins in the neck which drain the brain, face, and neck into the brachiocephalic or subclavian veins. (12 Dec 1998) |
| external nasal veins | Several vessels that drain the external nose, emptying into the angular or facial vein. Synonym: venae nasales externae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external pudendal veins | These correspond to the arteries of the same name; they empty into the great saphenous vein or directly into the femoral vein, and receive the superficial dorsal vein of the penis (clitoris) and the anterior scrotal (or labial) veins. Synonym: venae pudendae externae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulnar veins | Venae comitantes of the ulnar artery, continuing from those of the supericial palmar arch and joining with those of the radial artery to form the brachial veins in the cubital fossa. Synonym: venae ulnares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| umbilical veins | Veins which carry oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the placenta and which are obliterated in the first few days after birth. (12 Dec 1998) |