| ACF | accessory clinical findings; acute care facility; anterior cervical fusion; area correction factor; ... |
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| AChA | anterior choroidal artery |
| ACL | Achievement Check List; acromegaloid features, cutis verticis gyrata, corneal leukoma [syndrome]; an... |
| ACLR | anterior capsulolabral reconstruction |
| ACoA | anterior communicating artery |
| sulcus medianus ventriculi quarti | <anatomy> The shallow midline groove in the floor of the ventricle. Synonym: sulcus medianus ventriculi quarti. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sulcus mentolabialis | The indistinct line separating the lower lip from the chin. Synonym: mentolabial furrow, sulcus mentolabialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus musculi subclavii | A groove on the inferior surface of the body of the clavicle to which is attached the subclavius muscle. Synonym: sulcus musculi subclavii, subclavian sulcus, sulcus subclavianus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus mylohyoideus | A groove on the medial surface of the ramus of the mandible beginning at the lingula; it lodges the mylohyoid artery and nerve. Synonym: sulcus mylohyoideus, mylohyoid fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus nasolabialis | A furrow between the wing of the nose and the lip. Synonym: sulcus nasolabialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus nervi oculomotorii | A groove in the lateral wall of the interpeduncular fossa of the midbrain from which the rootlets of the oculomotor nerve emerge. Synonym: sulcus medialis cruris cerebri, sulcus nervi oculomotorii, sulcus of the oculomotor nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus nervi petrosi majoris | <anatomy, nerve> The groove on the anterior surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone that lodges the greater petrosal nerve. Synonym: sulcus nervi petrosi majoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus nervi petrosi minoris | <anatomy, nerve> The groove on the anterior surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone that accommodates the lesser petrosal nerve in its course to the otic ganglion. Synonym: sulcus nervi petrosi minoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus nervi radialis | <anatomy, nerve> The shallow groove that passes around the shaft of the humerus; it lodges the radial nerve and deep brachial artery. Synonym: sulcus nervi radialis, musculospiral groove, spiral groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus nervi spinalis | <anatomy, nerve> The laterally directed groove on the superior surface of the transverse processes of typical cervical vertebrae between the anterior and posterior tubercles along which the emerging spinal nerve passes. Synonym: sulcus nervi spinalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus nervi ulnaris | <anatomy, nerve> A furrow on the posterior surface of the medial epicondyle of the humerus, lodging the ulnar nerve. Synonym: sulcus nervi ulnaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus nymphocaruncularis | A groove between the labium minor and the border of the remains of the hymen, in which is the opening of the duct of the greater vestibular gland on either side. Synonym: nymphohymenal sulcus, sulcus nymphocaruncularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus obturatorius | A deep groove on the inner surface of the superior ramus of the pubis. Synonym: sulcus obturatorius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus occipitalis lateralis | One of several variable sulci on the lateral aspect of the occipital lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, bounding the lateral occipital convolutions. Synonym: sulcus occipitalis lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus occipitalis superior | One of several small and variable sulci bordering the superior occipital gyri on the upper aspect of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum. Synonym: sulcus occipitalis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |