| PM | after death (Lat. post mortem); after noon [Lat. post meridiem]; mean pressure; pacemaker; pantomogr... |
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| PMD | Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease; posterior mandibular depth; primary myocardial disease; private medici... |
| PMI | pain management inventory; past medical illness; patient medication instruction; perioperative myoca... |
| PML | peripheral motor latency; polymorphonuclear leukocyte; posterior mitral leaflet; progressive multifo... |
| PMVL, pMVL | posterior mitral valve leaflet |
| sphenomandibular ligament | <anatomy> The fibrous band that passes from the spine of the sphenoid bone to the lingula of the mandible; it is a primary passive support of the mandible serving as a "swinging axis", enabling depression and elevation around a transverse axis passing through the two lingulae, while at the same time enabling protraction and retraction. Synonym: ligamentum sphenomandibulare. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| spinoglenoid ligament | <anatomy> An inconstant fibrous band that passes from the lateral border of the spine of the scapula to the posterior margin of the glenoid cavity. Synonym: ligamentum transversum scapulae inferius, spinoglenoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spiral ligament of cochlea | The thickened periosteal lining of the bony cochlea forming the outer wall of the cochlear duct to which the basal lamina attaches. Synonym: crista spiralis, ligamentum spirale cochleae, spiral crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenorenal ligament | <anatomy> A peritoneal fold (portion of the greater omentum) which extends from the diaphragm and the anterior aspect of the left kidney to the hilar region of the spleen, conducting the splenic vessels from the posterior body wall to the spleen. Synonym: ligamentum lienorenale, ligamentum phrenicolienale, ligamentum splenorenale, lienophrenic ligament, lienorenal ligament, ligamentum phrenicosplenicum, phrenicolienal ligament, phrenicosplenic ligament, phrenosplenic ligament, sustentaculum lienis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spring ligament | <anatomy> A dense fibroelastic ligament that extends from the sustentaculum tali to the plantar surface of the navicular bone; it supports the head of the talus. Synonym: ligamentum calcaneonaviculare plantare, inferior calcaneonavicular ligament, spring ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stellate ligament | The radiate, stellate, or anterior costovertebral ligament connecting the head of each rib to the bodies of the two vertebrae with which it articulates. Synonym: ligamentum capitis costae radiatum, ligamentum radiatum, radiate ligament, stellate ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternoclavicular ligament | <anatomy> Ligament uniting the clavicle to the manubrium of the sternum. See: anterior sternoclavicular ligament, posterior sternoclavicular ligament. Synonym: ligamentum sternoclaviculare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternopericardial ligament | <anatomy> Fibrous bands that pass from the pericardium to the sternum. Synonym: ligamenta sternopericardiaca, Lannelongue's ligaments, Luschka's ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stylohyoid ligament | <anatomy> A fibrous cord that passes from the tip of the styloid process to the lesser cornu of the hyoid bone; it is occasionally ossified. Synonym: ligamentum stylohyoideum, epihyal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stylomandibular ligament | <anatomy> A condensation of the deep cervical fascia extending from the tip of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the posterior border of the angle of the jaw; blends with parotid sheath. Synonym: ligamentum stylomandibulare, stylomaxillary ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stylomaxillary ligament | <anatomy> A condensation of the deep cervical fascia extending from the tip of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the posterior border of the angle of the jaw; blends with parotid sheath. Synonym: ligamentum stylomandibulare, stylomaxillary ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| notch for round ligament of liver | The notch in the inferior border of the liver that accommodates the round ligament. Synonym: incisura ligamenti teretis hepatis, incisura umbilicalis, umbilical notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nuchal ligament | A sagittal ligamentous band at the back of the neck, formed of thickened supraspinous ligaments; it extends from the external occipital protuberance to the posterior border of the foramen magnum, cranially, to the seventh cervical spinous process, caudally. Synonym: apparatus ligamentosus colli, nuchal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial dorsal sacrococcygeal ligament | <anatomy> The continuation of the supraspinal ligament from the sacrum to the coccyx. Synonym: ligamentum sacrococcygeum posterius superficiale, superficial posterior sacrococcygeal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial transverse metacarpal ligament | <anatomy> A thickening of the deep fascia in the most distal part of the (base) of the triangular palmar aponeurosis. Synonym: ligamentum metacarpale transversum superficiale, Gerdy's fibres, ligamentum natatorium. (05 Mar 2000) |