| ant | anterior; antimycin |
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| 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 |
| tympanic part of temporal bone | The bony plate forming the greater part of the anterior wall of the bony part of the external acoustic meatus and the tympanic cavity and the posterior wall of the mandibular fossa. Synonym: pars tympanica ossis temporalis, tympanic part of temporal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| exocrine part of pancreas | exocrine part of pancreas |
| umbilical part of left branch of portal vein | <anatomy, vein> The highly branched part of the left branch of the portal vein; the round and venous ligaments attach to this part. Synonym: pars umbilicalis rami sinistri venae portae hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ureteric branches of the patent part of umbilical artery | <anatomy, artery> Supplies pelvic portion of ureter. Synonym: rami ureterici partis patentis arteriae umbilicale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterine part of uterine tube | The part of the uterine tube located within the wall of the uterus. Synonym: pars uterina tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uveal part of trabecular reticulum | The posterior part of the trabecular reticulum, located between the scleral spur, the ciliary body, and the anterior surface of the iris. Synonym: pars uvealis reticuli trabecularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flaccid part of tympanic membrane | Triangular loose part of tympanic membrane between the malleolar folds. Synonym: pars flaccida membranae tympani, flaccid membrane, membrana flaccida, Rivinus' membrane, Shrapnell's membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labial part of orbicularis oris muscle | <anatomy> The major part of the orbicularis oris muscle within the body of the lips. Synonym: pars labialis musculi orbicularis oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lacrimal part of orbicularis oculi muscle | <anatomy> See: orbicularis oculi muscle. Synonym: pars lacrimalis musculi orbicularis oculi, Duverney's muscle, Horner's muscle, musculus tensor tarsi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laryngeal part of pharynx | The part of the pharynx lying below the aperture of the larynx and behind the larynx; it extends from the vestibule of the larynx to the oesophagus at the level of the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: pars laryngea pharyngis, hypopharynx, laryngeal part of pharynx, laryngeal pharynx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral crus of horizontal part of the facial canal | Laterally-placed, posteriorly-directed second portion of the horizontal part of the facial canal. See: horizontal part of facial canal. Synonym: lateral crus of horizontal part of the facial canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral part of occipital bone | The part of the occipital bone that lies on either side of the foramen magnum. Synonym: pars lateralis ossis occipitalis, exoccipital bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral part of posterior cervical intertransversarii muscles | lateral part of posterior cervical intertransversarii muscles |
| lateral part of sacrum | The lateral mass of the sacrum formed by the fused costal elements. Synonym: pars lateralis ossis sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral part of vaginal fornix | lateral part of vaginal fornix |