| PIIS | posterior inferior iliac spine |
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| PION | posterior ischemic optic neuropathy |
| PIP | paralytic infantile paralysis; peak inflation pressure, peak inspiratory pressure; periodic interim ... |
| PLD | peripheral light detection; phospholipase D; platelet defect; polycystic liver disease; posterior la... |
| PLF | perilymphatic fistula; posterior lung fiber |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| pars petrosa arteriae carotidis internae | <anatomy, artery> The part of the internal carotid artery in the carotid canal; its branches are carotidotympanic arteries and the artery of the pterygoid canal. Synonym: pars petrosa arteriae carotidis internae, petrous bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars precommunicalis arteriae cerebri anterior | pars precommunicalis arteriae cerebri anterior |
| pars sphenoidalis arteriae cerebralis mediae | pars sphenoidalis arteriae cerebralis mediae |
| pars transversaria arteriae vertebralis | <anatomy, artery> Paired arteries which supply the muscles of the neck, spinal cord and cerebellum. (27 Sep 1997) |
| plexus arteriae cerebri anterioris | <anatomy, artery> An autonomic plexus accompanying the anterior cerebral artery, derived from the internal carotid plexus. Synonym: plexus arteriae cerebri anterioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus arteriae cerebri mediae | <anatomy, artery> An autonomic plexus accompanying the middle cerebral artery, derived from the internal carotid plexus. Synonym: plexus arteriae cerebri mediae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus arteriae choroideae | <anatomy, artery> An autonomic plexus accompanying the artery of the same name, derived from the internal carotid plexus. Synonym: plexus arteriae choroideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus arteriae occipitalis | A narrow groove medial to the mastoid notch of the temporal bone that lodges the occipital artery. Synonym: sulcus arteriae occipitalis, sulcus of occipital artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus arteriae temporalis mediae | <anatomy, artery> A vertical groove located above the external acoustic meatus on the external surface of the squamous part of the temporal bone. Synonym: sulcus arteriae temporalis mediae, sulcus for middle temporal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus arteriae vertebralis | <anatomy, artery> The sulcus on the superior aspect of the posterior arch of the atlas that transmits the vertebral artery medially toward the foramen magnum. Synonym: sulcus arteriae vertebralis, sulcus for vertebral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |