| PD | Doctor of Pharmacy; Dublin Pharmacopoeia; interpupillary distance; Paget disease; pancreatic duct; p... |
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| PICA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Porch Index of Communicative Abilities; posterior in... |
| 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;... |
| transverse crural ligament | The ligament that binds down the extensor tendons proximal to the ankle joint; it is continuous with (a thickening of) the deep fascia of the leg. Synonym: retinaculum musculorum extensorum superius, ligamentum transversum cruris, superior retinaculum of extensor muscles, transverse crural ligament, transverse ligament of leg. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior antebrachial region | 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 brachial region | The back of arm. Synonym: facies brachialis posterior, regio brachialis posterior, posterior brachial region, posterior surface of arm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior carpal region | The posterior part of the wrist. Synonym: regio carpalis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior cubital region | The back of the elbow. Synonym: facies cubitalis posterior, regio cubitalis posterior, posterior cubital region, posterior surface of elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior hypothalamic region | Caudal portions of the hypothalamus located internally in the area of the mamillary body, includes medial, intermediate, and lateral mamillary nuclei and the posterior hypothalamic nuclei. Synonym: posterior hypothalamic area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior knee region | The posterior region of the knee, including the popliteal fossa. Synonym: regio genus posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior neck region | 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 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) |
| anal region | The posterior portion of the perineal region through which the anal canal opens; bounded by a line through both isehial tuberosities, the sacrotuberous ligaments and the coccyx. Synonym: regio analis, anal region. (05 Mar 2000) |