| posterior recess | A deepening of the interpeduncular fossa toward the pons. Synonym: recessus posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior recess of tympanic membrane | 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) |
| posterior region of arm | The back of arm. Synonym: facies brachialis posterior, regio brachialis posterior, posterior brachial region, posterior surface of arm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior region of elbow | The back of the elbow. Synonym: facies cubitalis posterior, regio cubitalis posterior, posterior cubital region, posterior surface of elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior region of forearm | The area between the radial and ulnar borders of the forearm posteriorly. Synonym: regio antebrachialis posterior, facies antebrachialis posterior, posterior antebrachial region, posterior surface of forearm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior region of leg | The back of the leg. Synonym: regio cruralis posterior, posterior crural region, posterior surface of leg. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior region of neck | The back of neck, including the suboccipital region. Synonym: regio nuchalis, nuchal region, posterior neck region, regio cervicalis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior region of thigh | The back of the thigh. Synonym: facies femoralis posterior, posterior surface of thigh, regio femoralis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior rhinoscopy | Inspection of the nasopharynx and posterior portion of the nasal cavity by means of the rhinoscope, or with a nasopharyngoscope. See: nasopharyngoscopy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior rhizotomy | Section of posterior spinal root. Synonym: Dana's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior root | The sensory root of a spinal nerve, having a dorsal root ganglion containing the nerve cell bodies of the fibres conveyed by the root in its distal end. Synonym: radix posterior, radix sensoria, posterior root, radix dorsalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior sacroiliac ligaments | The heavy fibrous bands that pass from the ilium to the sacrum posterior to the sacroiliac joint. Synonym: ligamenta sacroiliaca posteriora, dorsal sacroiliac ligaments, ligamentum sacroiliacum posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior sacrosciatic ligament | <anatomy> The ligament that passes from the ischial tuberosity to the ilium, sacrum, and coccyx, transforming the scialic notch to a large scialic foramen, which is then further subdivided by the sacrospinous ligament. Synonym: ligamentum sacrotuberale, ligamentum sacrotuberosum, posterior sacrosciatic ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior saemicircular canals | The three bony tubes in the labyrinth of the ear within which the membranous saemicircular ducts are located; they lie in planes at right angles to each other and are known as anterior saemicircular canal, posterior saemicircular canal, and lateral saemicircular canal. Synonym: canales saemicirculares ossei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior sagittal diameter | Distance from the sacrococcygeal junction to the middle of an imaginary line running between the left and right ischial tuberosities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postcoital contraception |
Using a contraceptive after sex instead of before it, to interrupt implantation of an embryo (if there is one). Taking two birth control (oral contraceptive) pills the morning and the night after the unanticipated opportunity for pregnancy is reasonably effective, but see your physician for details to carry this out safely and effectively. This maneuver might not protect against an ectopic pregnancy.
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| postcoital test |
(PCT) A test of: (1) receptiveness of the cervical mucus to sperm; and (2) sperm motility -- both of which are needed for the test to be a positive test. ...
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| postexposure prophylaxis |
drug therapy given immediately following exposure to an infectious organism, done in an attempt to prevent the infection from taking hold in the body.
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| postural hypotension |
(pos-cher-al hi-po-ten-shun): Also known as orthostatic hypotension, it is characterized by low blood pressure which can cause dizziness and fainting after standing or sitting up quickly. Sometimes an early side-effect when starting some psychotropic medicines.
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| postcholecystectomy syndrome |
A condition in which patients experience pain after the gallbladder has been removed. This pain is usually similar to the pain which occurred with the gallbladder. This is also sometimes called biliary dyskinesia.
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