| AHA | acetohydroxamic acid; acquired hemolytic anemia; acute hemolytic anemia; American Heart Association;... |
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| IA | ibotenic acid; immune adherence; immunoadsorbent; immunobiologic activity; impedance angle; indolami... |
| LA50 | total body surface area of burn that will kill 50% of patients (lethal area) |
| BA | Bore Area |
| BSA | Body Surface Area; 체표면적 |
| arcuate popliteal ligament | <anatomy> A broad fibrous band attached above to the lateral condyle of the femur and passing medially and downward, blending with the posterior part of the fibrous capsule of the knee joint, arching over the tendon of the popliteus muscle. Synonym: ligamentum popliteum arcuatum, popliteal arch, posterior ligament of knee. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| arcuate pubic ligament | <anatomy> The ligament that arches across the inferior aspect of the pubic symphysis. Synonym: ligamentum arcuatum pubis, inferior pubic ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcuate scotoma | A scotoma extending from the blind spot and arching into the nasal field following the lines of retinal nerve fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcuate uterus | A uterus with a depression at the fundus; an incomplete uterus bicornis. Synonym: uterus arcuatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcuate veins of kidney | Veins that parallel the arcuate arteries, receive blood from interlobular veins and straight venules, and terminate in interlobar veins. Synonym: venae arcuatae renis, arciform veins of kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcuate zone | The inner third of the basilar membrane of the cochlear duct extending from the tympanic lip of the osseous spiral lamina to the outer pillar cell of the spiral organ (of Corti). Synonym: zona arcuata, zona tecta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial arcuate ligament | <anatomy> One of Haller's arches; a tendinous thickening of the psoas fascia that extends from the body of the first lumbar vertebra to its transverse process on either side. A portion of the diaphragm arises from it. Synonym: ligamentum arcuatum mediale, arcus lumbocostalis medialis, medial lumbocostal arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median arcuate ligament | <anatomy> A tendinous connection between the crura of the diaphragm that arches over the aorta, forming the anterosuperior margin of the aortic hiatus. Synonym: ligamentum arcuatum medianum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myometrial arcuate arteries | Branches of the uterine and ovarian artery's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal arcuate fibres | <anatomy> Fibres that arise in the cuneate and gracile nuclei, pass in a curving course across the midline of the medulla oblongata, and form the contralateral medial lemniscus. It also designates other fibres such as those of the olivocerebellar tract that arch through the substance of the medulla and form sensory decussation. Synonym: fibrae arcuatae internae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external arcuate fibres | They include: 1) dorsal external arcuate fibres that arise from cells in the accessory or lateral cuneate nucleus and pass to the cerebellum; 2) ventral external arcuate fibres that arise from the arcuate nuclei at the base of the medulla oblongata and pass around the lateral surface of the medulla; both enter the cerebellum as components of the restiform portion of the inferior cerebellar peduncle. Synonym: fibrae arcuatae externae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral arcuate ligament | <anatomy> One of Haller's arches; a thickening of the fascia of the quadratus lumborum muscle between the transverse process of the first lumbar vertebra and the twelfth rib on either side that gives attachment to a portion of the diaphragm. Synonym: ligamentum arcuatum laterale, arcus lumbocostalis lateralis, lateral lumbocostal arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acoustic area | The floor of the lateral recess of the fourth ventricle, extending medially to the limiting sulcus and overlying the cochlear and vestibular nuclei of the rhombencephalon. Synonym: area acustica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adaptive management area | Landscape units designated for development and testing of technical and social approaches to achieving desired ecological, economic, and other social objectives. (05 Dec 1998) |
| air quality maintenance area | Specific populated area where air quality is a problem for one or more pollutants (Portland-Vancouver, Salem, Eugene-Springfield, Medford-Ashland). (05 Dec 1998) |