| APR | abdominoperineal resection; absolute proximal reabsorption; acute phase reaction or reactant; amebic... |
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| AR | absolute risk; accounts receivable; achievement ratio; actinic reticuloid [syndrome]; active resista... |
| ARAO | angiographic area of right anterior oblique projection |
| ARV | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related virus; anterior right ventricle; avian reovirus |
| ASA | acetylsalicylic acid; active systemic anaphylaxis; Adams-Stokes attack; American Society of Anesthes... |
| anterior surface of patella | The anterior surface of the patella. Synonym: facies anterior patellae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anterior surface of petrous part of temporal bone | The surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone contributing to the floor of the middle cranial fossa. Synonym: facies anterior partis petrosae ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of prostate | The anterior surface of the prostate. Synonym: facies anterior prostatae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of radius | The anterior surface of the radius. Synonym: facies anterior radii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of suprarenal gland | The anterior surface of the suprarenal gland. Synonym: facies anterior glandulae suprarenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of ulna | The anterior surface of the ulna. Synonym: facies anterior ulnae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior symblepharon | Union between the lid and eyeball by a fibrous band not involving the fornix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior synechia | Adhesion of the iris to the cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior talar articular surface of calcaneus | Underlies the head of the talus and contributes to the talocalcaneonavicular joint. Synonym: facies articularis talaris anterior calcanei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior talofibular ligament | <anatomy> The band of fibres that extends from the lateral malleolus to the neck of the talus. Synonym: ligamentum talofibulare anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior talotibial ligament | <anatomy> The part of the medial or deltoid ligament that extends from the medial malleolus to the neck of the talus. Synonym: pars tibiotalaris anterior ligamenti medialis, anterior talotibial ligament, anterior tibiotalar part of deltoid ligament, ligamentum medialis, ligamentum talotibiale anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior teeth | <dentistry> Your centrals, laterals, and cuspids. These are the teeth in the front of your mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| anterior temporal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the insular part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex of the anterior part of the temporal lobe. Synonym: arteria temporalis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior thalamic radiations | Radiations formed by fibres interconnecting, via the anterior limb of the internal capsule, the anterior and medial thalamic nuclei and the cerebral cortex of the frontal lobe (excluding the precentral gyrus bordering on the central sulcus). (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior tibial artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, popliteal; branches, posterior and anterior tibial recurrent, lateral and medial anterior malleolar, dorsalis pedis, lateral tarsal, medial tarsal, arcuate, dorsal metatarsal, and dorsal digital. Synonym: arteria tibialis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |