| ant | anterior; antimycin |
|---|---|
| AO | abdominal aorta; achievement orientation; acid output; acridine orange; ankle orthosis; anodal openi... |
| AOS | American Ophthalmological Society; American Otological Society; anodal opening sound; anterior [o]es... |
| AP | accessory pathway; accounts payable; acid phosphatase; acinar parenchyma; action potential; active p... |
| A&P | anterior and posterior; assessment and plans; auscultation and percussion |
| arteria palatina major | <anatomy, artery> Anterior branch of descending palatine artery, supplying the gums and mucous membrane of the hard palate. Synonym: arteria palatina major. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| arteria palatina minor | <anatomy, artery> One of several posterior branches of the descending palatine in the greater palatine canal, distributed to the soft palate and tonsil. Synonym: arteria palatina minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria pancreatica dorsalis | <anatomy, artery> Origin, splenic; distribution, head and body of pancreas; anastomoses, superior pancreaticoduodenal. Synonym: arteria pancreatica dorsalis, great superior pancreatic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria pancreatica inferior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, dorsal pancreatic; distribution, body and tail of pancreas; anastomoses, great pancreatic artery. Synonym: arteria pancreatica inferior, transverse pancreatic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria pancreatica magna | <anatomy, artery> Origin, splenic; distribution, tail of pancreas; anastomoses, inferior pancreatic artery and arteries of pancreatic tail. Synonym: arteria pancreatica magna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria pancreaticoduodenalis inferior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, superior mesenteric; one of two arteries, anterior and posterior; distribution, head of pancreas, duodenum; anastomoses, superior pancreaticoduodenal. Synonym: arteria pancreaticoduodenalis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria pancreaticoduodenalis superior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, gastroduodenal; one of two arteries, anterior and superior; distribution, head of pancreas, duodenum, common bile duct; anastomoses, inferior pancreaticoduodenal, splenic. Synonym: arteria pancreaticoduodenalis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria paracentralis | <anatomy, artery> The third branch of the pericallosal artery supplying the cerebral cortex of the paracentral lobule and both sides of the medial part of the central sulcus. Synonym: arteria paracentralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria parietales posterior | <anatomy, artery> The branch distributed to the posterior part of the parietal lobe. Synonym: arteria parietales posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria parieto-occipitalis | <anatomy, artery> The largest cortical branch of the pericallosal artery supplying the medial and superolateral surface of the parietal lobe posterior to the paracentral lobule; rarely does it extend to supply part of the occipital lobe. Synonym: arteria parieto-occipitalis, superior internal parietal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria pericallosa | An alternate term for pericallosal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria pericardiacophrenica | <anatomy, artery> Origin, internal thoracic; distribution, pericardium, diaphragm, and pleura; anastomoses, musculophrenic, inferior phrenic, mediastinal and pericardial branches of the internal thoracic. Synonym: arteria pericardiacophrenica, arteria comes nervi phrenici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria perinealis | <anatomy, artery> Origin, internal pudendal; distribution, superficial structures of the perineum; anastomoses, external pudendal arteries. Synonym: arteria perinealis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria peronea | <anatomy, artery> Origin, posterior tibial; distribution, soleus, tibialis posterior, flexor longus hallucis, peroneal muscles, inferior tibiofibular articulation, and ankle joint; anastomoses, anterior lateral malleolar, lateral tarsal, lateral plantar, dorsalis pedis. Synonym: arteria peronea, arteria fibularis, fibular artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria pharyngea ascendens | <anatomy, artery> Origin, external carotid; distribution, wall of pharynx and soft palate, posterior cranial fossa. Synonym: arteria pharyngea ascendens. (05 Mar 2000) |