| PICA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Porch Index of Communicative Abilities; posterior in... |
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| PP | diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pa... |
| PPA | palpation, percussion, auscultation; pepsin A; phenylpropanolamine; phenylpyruvic acid; Pittsburgh p... |
| Sp | the most posterior point on the posterior contour of the sella turcica; species; specific; specimen;... |
| AP | 1) Alkaline Phosphatase = ALP 2) Amyloid Plasm... |
| nervus auricularis magnus | <anatomy, nerve> Arises from the ventral primary rami of the second and third cervical, spinal nerves, supplies the skin of part of the auricle, adjacent portion of the scalp, and that overlying the angle of the jaw; it also innervates the parotid sheath, conveying from it the pain fibres stimulated by stretching of the sheath during parotitis (mumps). Synonym: nervus auricularis magnus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| digitus auricularis | The little or fifth finger. Synonym: digitus minimus, digitus quintus, digitus auricularis, fifth finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eminentia fossae triangularis auricularis | <anatomy> The prominence on the cranial surface of the auricle corresponding to the triangular fossa. Synonym: eminentia fossae triangularis auricularis, agger perpendicularis, eminentia triangularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies auricularis ossis ilii | The irregular, L-shaped articular surface on the medial aspect of the ilium that articulates with the sacrum. Synonym: facies auricularis ossis ilii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies auricularis ossis sacri | The rough articular surface on the lateral aspect of the sacrum that articulates with the ilium on each side. Synonym: facies auricularis ossis sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria alveolaris superior posterior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, 3rd part of maxillary artery within pterygopalatine fossa; distribution, molar and premolar teeth, gingiva and mucous membrane of maxillary sinus. Synonym: arteria alveolaris superior posterior, posterior alveolar artery, posterior dental artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria caecalis posterior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, ileocolic artery; distribution, posterior region of caecum. Synonym: arteria caecalis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria cerebelli inferior posterior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, vertebral; distribution, lateral medulla, choroid plexus of fourth ventricle, and cerebellum; anastomoses, superior cerebellar and anterior inferior cerebellar. Synonym: arteria cerebelli inferior posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria cerebri posterior | <anatomy, artery> Formed by the bifurcation of the basilar artery; it passes around the cerebral peduncle to reach the medial aspect of the hemisphere; for descriptive purposes it is divided into three parts: 1) the precommunical part (P1 segment of clinical terminology), the part before the junction with the posterior communicating artery, supplying parts of the thalamus, hypothalamus, and midbrain; 2) the postcommunical part (P2), supplying the thalamus, cerebral peduncles, and the choroid plexuses of the lateral and third ventricles; and 3) the terminal or cortical part, supplying the cortex of the temporal (P3) and occipital (P4) lobes. Synonym: arteria cerebri posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria choroidea posterior | <anatomy, artery> One of several choroid branches of the P2 segment of the posterior cerebral artery that supply the choroid plexus of the body of the lateral ventricle and of the third ventricle. Synonym: arteria choroidea posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria ciliaris posterior brevis | <anatomy, artery> One of approximately seven branches of the ophthalmic artery which pass around the optic nerve to supply the eyeball. Dividing into some 15-20 branches, they penetrate the sclera adjacent to the optic nerve, supplying the choroid and ciliary processes. Anastomoses: with central retinal artery and long and anterior ciliary arteries (at the ora serrata). Synonym: arteria ciliaris posterior brevis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria ciliaris posterior longa | long posterior ciliary artery |
| arteria circumflexa humeri posterior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, muscles and structures of shoulder joint; anastomoses, anterior circumflex humeral, suprascapular, thoracoacromial, and profunda brachii. Synonym: arteria circumflexa humeri posterior, posterior humeral circumflex artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria communicans posterior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, internal carotid; distribution, optic tract, crus cerebri, interpeduncular region, and hippocampal gyrus; anastomoses, with posterior cerebral to form the cerebral arterial circle (circle of Willis). Synonym: arteria communicans posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria conjunctivalis posterior | <anatomy, artery> One of a series of branches from the arterial arches of the upper and lower eyelids that supplies the conjunctiva. Synonym: arteria conjunctivalis posterior, conjunctival arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |