| Ala | alanine |
|---|---|
| ALAD, ALA-D | aminolevulinic acid dehydrase |
| AlaP, ala-P | alafosfalin |
| AN | acanthosis nigricans; acne neonatorum; acoustic neuroma; adult, normal; ala nasi; amyl nitrate; aneu... |
| ala cristae galli | A small lateral expansion of the ethmoid bone from the front of the crista galli on each side that articulates with the frontal bone and forms the foramen caecum. Synonym: ala cristae galli, alar process. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ala lobuli centralis | The lateral winglike projection of the central lobule of the cerebellum. Synonym: ala lobuli centralis, ala cerebelli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ala nasi | The outer more or less flaring wall of each nostril. Synonym: ala nasi, pinna nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ala orbitalis | One of a bilateral pair of triangular, pointed plates extending laterally from the anterolateral body of the sphenoid bone. Forming the posteriormost portion of the floor of the anterior cranial fossa, their sharp posterior edge forms the sphenoidal ridge separating anterior and middle cranial fossae. The medial end of the lesser wing attaches to the body by means of two pedicles, thus forming the optic canal. The wing itself forms the superior margin of the supraorbital fissure. Synonym: ala minor ossis sphenoidalis, ala orbitalis, Ingrassia's apophysis, Ingrassia's wing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ala sacralis | The upper surface of the lateral part of the sacrum adjacent to the body. Synonym: ala sacralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ala temporalis | Strong squamous processes extending in a broad superolateral curve from the body of the sphenoid bone. The greater wing presents these suraces (facies): 1) cerebral surface: forms anterior third of the floor of the lateral portions of the middle cranial fossa; 2) temporal surface: forms the deepest portion of the temporal fossa; 3) infratemporal surface, forms the "roof" of the infratemporal fossa; 4) orbital surface: forms posterolateral wall of orbit. The greater wing forms the inferior border of the supraorbital fissure, and is perforated at its root by foramina rotundum ovale, and spinosum and the pterygoid canal. Synonym: ala major ossis sphenoidalis, ala temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ala vespertilionis | An obsolete term for broad ligament of the uterus. Origin: L. Bat's wing (05 Mar 2000) |
| ala vomeris | An everted lip on either side of the upper border of the vomer, between which fits the rostrum of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: ala vomeris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| RNA, transfer, ala | A transfer RNA which is specific for carrying alanine to sites on the ribosomes in preparation for protein synthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| angulus frontalis ossis parietalis | The anterior superior angle of the parietal bone. Synonym: angulus frontalis ossis parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angulus mastoideus ossis parietalis | The posteroinferior point of the parietal bone. Synonym: angulus mastoideus ossis parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angulus occipitalis ossis parietalis | An angle formed by the junction, at the opisthion, of lines coming from the basion and from the projection in the median plane of the lower border of the orbits. See: Daubenton's line, Daubenton's plane. Synonym: angulus occipitalis ossis parietalis, occipital angle of parietal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angulus sphenoidalis ossis parietalis | The anterior inferior angle of the parietal bone. Synonym: angulus sphenoidalis ossis parietalis, sphenoid angle, sphenoidal angle, Welcker's angle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex ossis sacri | The tapering lower end of the sacrum that articulates with the coccyx. Synonym: apex ossis sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex partis petrosae ossis temporalis | The irregular antero-medial extremity of the petrous part on which the anterior end of the carotid canal opens. Synonym: apex partis petrosae ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |