| SPRRC | small proline-rich protein C |
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| SSI | segmental sequential irradiation; shoulder subluxation inhibition; small-scale integration; Social S... |
| SUV | small unilamellar vessel |
| SVD | single vessel disease; singular value decomposition; small vessel disease; spontaneous vaginal deliv... |
| SVN | sinuvertebral nerve; small volume nebulizer |
| costoaxillary vein | <anatomy, vein> One of a number of anastomotic vein's connecting the intercostal vein's of the first to seventh intercostal spaces with the lateral thoracic or the thoracoepigastric vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| popliteal vein | <anatomy, vein> The vein formed by the union of the anterior and posterior tibial veins; it courses through the popliteal space and becomes the femoral vein. (12 Dec 1998) |
| portal vein | <anatomy, vein> A large vein that carries blood from the stomach and intestines to the liver. (09 Oct 1997) |
| posterior anterior jugular vein | <anatomy, vein> A variable tributary of the external jugular vein arising in the upper posterior part of the neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior auricular vein | <anatomy, vein> Drains the region posterior to the ear then merges with the retromandibular vein to form the external jugular vein. Synonym: vena auricularis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior branch of right branch of portal vein | <anatomy, vein> Posterior segmental branch of portal vein; branch to posterior segments of right lobe of liver. Synonym: ramus posterior rami dextri venae portae hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior branch of right superior pulmonary vein | <anatomy, vein> Drains posterior portion of superior lobe of right lung. Synonym: ramus posterior venae pulmonalis dextrae superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior facial vein | <anatomy, vein> It is formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins in front of the ear, runs posterior to the ramus of the mandible through the parotid gland, and unites with the posterior auricular vein to form the external jugular vein; it usually has a large communicating branch with the facial vein. Synonym: vena retromandibularis, posterior facial vein, temporomaxillary vein, vena facialis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior marginal vein | It originates on the superior surface of the corpus callosum and runs posteriorly to terminate in the great cerebral vein. Synonym: dorsal callosal vein, dorsal vein of corpus callosum, posterior marginal vein, posterior pericallosal vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior pericallosal vein | It originates on the superior surface of the corpus callosum and runs posteriorly to terminate in the great cerebral vein. Synonym: dorsal callosal vein, dorsal vein of corpus callosum, posterior marginal vein, posterior pericallosal vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior vein of left ventricle | Arises on the diaphragmatic surface of the heart near the apex, runs to the left and parallel to the posterior interventricular sulcus, and empties in the coronary sinus. Synonym: vena posterior ventriculi sinistri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior vein of septum pellucidum | Vein draining the posterior part of the transparent septum; it empties into the superior thalamostriate vein. Synonym: vena septi pellucidi posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous vein | <anatomy, vein> One of a number of veins that course in the subcutaneous tissue and empty into deep veins; they form prominent systems of vessels in the limbs and are usually not accompanied by arteries. Synonym: vena cutanea, cutaneous vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| precentral cerebellar vein | <anatomy, vein> An unpaired vein originating in the precentral cerebellar fissure passing anterior and superior to the culmen on its way to terminate in the great cerebral vein. Synonym: vena precentralis cerebelli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cystic vein | <anatomy, vein> Veins, usually anterior and posterior, which drain the neck of the gallbladder and cystic duct, along which they pass to enter the right branch of the portal vein; they communicate extensively with surrounding veins of the stomach, duodenum and pancreas. Synonym: vena cystica. (05 Mar 2000) |