| POA-HA | preoptic anterior hypothalamic area |
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| PVA | Paralyzed Veterans of America; peripheral venous alimentation; polyvinyl acetate; polyvinyl alcohol;... |
| REA | radiation emergency area; radioenzymatic assay; renal anastomosis; right ear advantage |
| RJA | regurgitant jet area |
| RMA | rapid membrane assay; refuses medical advice; Registered Medical Assistant; relative medullary area;... |
| margo posterior partis petrosae ossis temporalis | The margin of the petrous part of the temporal bone that extends from the apex to the jugular notch; it articulates with the basal and jugular portions of the occipital bone. Synonym: margo posterior partis petrosae ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| margo posterior radii | The ridge on the radius that extends from the tuberosity to the tubercle on the posterior aspect of the distal extremity. Synonym: margo posterior radii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo posterior testis | The rounded posterior portion of the testis into which the vessels enter. Synonym: margo posterior testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo posterior ulnae | The sinuous palpable subcutaneous ridge on the posterior aspect of the ulna that extends from near the olecranon to the styloid process, demarcating "anterior" (flexor) from "posterior" (extensor) compartments of forearm. Synonym: margo posterior ulnae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recessus membranae tympani posterior | A narrow pocket in the tympanic wall between the posterior malleolar fold and the tympanic membrane. Synonym: recessus membranae tympani posterior, Troltsch's pockets, Troltsch's recesses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recessus posterior | A deepening of the interpeduncular fossa toward the pons. Synonym: recessus posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paries posterior gastris | That part of the gastric wall that faces the omental bursa. Synonym: paries posterior gastris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paries posterior vaginae | It is longer than the anterior wall and has a low ridge in the midline throughout most of its length. Synonym: paries posterior vaginae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectus capitis posterior major | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, spinous process of axis; insertion, middle of inferior nuchal line of occipital bone; action, rotates and draws head backward; nerve supply, dorsal branch of first cervical (suboccipital). See: suboccipital muscles. Synonym: musculus rectus capitis posterior major, greater posterior rectus muscle of head, musculus rectus capitis posticus major. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectus capitis posterior minor | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, from posterior tubercle of atlas; insertion, medial third of inferior nuchal line of occipital bone; action, rotates head and draws it backward; nerve supply, dorsal branch of first cervical (suboccipital). See: suboccipital muscles. Synonym: musculus rectus capitis posterior minor, musculus rectus capitis posticus minor, smaller posterior rectus muscle of head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid branches of posterior auricular artery | <anatomy, artery> Branches from stylomastoid branch of posterior auricular artery arising within the facial canal, distributed to the mastoid air cells. Synonym: rami mastoidei arteriae auricularis posterioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars posterior commissurae anterioris | <anatomy> The posterior portion of the anterior commissure of the brain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars posterior faciei diaphragmatis hepatis | That portion of the diaphragmatic surface of the liver that includes the bare area and the caudate lobe. Synonym: pars posterior faciei diaphragmatis hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars posterior fornicis vaginae | The recess at the vault of the vagina; it is divided into an anterior part, posterior part, and lateral part with respect to its relation to the cervix of the uterus. The posterior part is clinically significant as the site for culdocentesis and culdoscopy. The proximity of the ureter (below) and the uterine artery (above) adjacent to the lateral fornix is important clinically. Synonym: fornix vaginae, fornix uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars tibiotalaris posterior ligamenti medialis | <anatomy> The part of the medial or deltoid ligament that extends from the medial malleolus to the posterior process of the talus. Synonym: pars tibiotalaris posterior ligamenti medialis, ligamentum talotibiale posterius, posterior talotibial ligament, posterior tibiotalar part of deltoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |