| FMTC | familial medullary thyroid cancer |
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| FTC | Federal Trade Commission; follicular thyroid carcinoma; frequency threshold curve; frequency tuning ... |
| GTHR | generalized thyroid hormone resistance |
| HPT | histamine provocation test; human placental thyrotropin; hyperparathyroidism; hypothalamo-pituitary-... |
| HTACS | human thyroid adenyl-cyclase stimulator |
| musculus rectus superior | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, superior part of common tendinous ring; insertion, superior part of sclera of the eye; action, primary, elevation; secondary, adduction and intorsion; nerve supply, oculomotor. Synonym: musculus rectus superior, attollens oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| musculus serratus posterior superior | <anatomy> Origin, from spinous processes of two lower cervical and two upper thoracic vertebrae; insertion, into lateral side of angles of second to fifth ribs; nerve supply, first to fourth intercostals. Synonym: musculus serratus posterior superior, superior posterior serratus muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| poli lienalis inferior et superior | See: anterior extremity, posterior extremity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| poli renalis inferior et superior | See: superior pole of kidney, inferior pole of kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus tarsalis superior | <anatomy> A well defined layer of smooth muscle that extends from the aponeurosis of the musculus levator palpebrae superioris to the superior tarsus; it is innervated by sympathetic nerves and acts to hold the upper lid in an elevated position; its paralysis in Horner's syndrome result in ptosis. Synonym: musculus tarsalis superior, Muller's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mylopharyngeal part of superior pharyngeal constrictor | See: superior constrictor muscle of pharynx. Synonym: pars mylopharyngeus musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior branch of right superior pulmonary vein | <anatomy, vein> Drains posterior portion of superior lobe of right lung. Synonym: ramus posterior venae pulmonalis dextrae superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior superior alveolar artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, 3rd part of maxillary artery within pterygopalatine fossa; distribution, molar and premolar teeth, gingiva and mucous membrane of maxillary sinus. Synonym: arteria alveolaris superior posterior, posterior alveolar artery, posterior dental artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior superior alveolar branches of maxillary nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The branches of the superior alveolar nerves that supply the maxillary sinus and the molar tooth. Synonym: rami alveolares superiores posteriores nervi maxillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior superior iliac spine | The posterior extremity of the iliac crest, the uppermost point of attachment of the sacrotuberous and posterior sacroiliac ligaments; a readily apparent dimple occurs in the skin overlying the posterior superior iliac spine which is clinically useful as an indication of the level of the S-2 vertebra, the level of the inferior limit of the subarachnoid space. Synonym: spina iliaca posterior superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior superior lateral nasal branches of pterygopalatine ganglion | Branches of pterygopalatine ganglion to upper posterior part of lateral wall of nasal cavity, including superior and middle nasal concha/meatuses, and posterior ethmoidal sinuses. Synonym: rami nasales posteriores superiores laterales ganglii pterygopalatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior superior medial nasal branches of pterygopalatine ganglion | Usually branches of the nasopalatine nerve to posterior superior nasal septum. Synonym: rami nasales posteriores superiores mediales ganglii pterygopalatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus articularis superior ossis sacri | The large process on each side of the sacrum posteriorly that articulates with the corresponding inferior articular process of the fifth lumbar vertebra. Synonym: processus articularis superior ossis sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pterygopharyngeal part of superior constrictor muscle of pharynx | pterygopharyngeal part of superior constrictor muscle of pharynx |
| serratus posterior superior muscle | <anatomy> Origin, from spinous processes of two lower cervical and two upper thoracic vertebrae; insertion, into lateral side of angles of second to fifth ribs; nerve supply, first to fourth intercostals. Synonym: musculus serratus posterior superior, superior posterior serratus muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |