| GRANDDAD | growth delay-aged facies-normal development-deficiency of subcutaneous fat [syndrome] |
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| PCA | para-chloramphetamine; parietal cell antibody; passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; patient care assistant... |
| PCL | pacing cycle length; persistent corpus luteum; plasma cell leukemia; posterior chamber lens; posteri... |
| PD | Doctor of Pharmacy; Dublin Pharmacopoeia; interpupillary distance; Paget disease; pancreatic duct; p... |
| PICA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Porch Index of Communicative Abilities; posterior in... |
| facies articularis fibularis tibiae | The flat circular articular facet on the inferior and lateral aspect of the lateral condyle of the tibia for articulation with the head of the fibula. Synonym: facies articularis fibularis tibiae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| facies articularis inferior atlantis | One of two concave surfaces on the lateral masses of the atlas that articulate with corresponding surfaces on the axis. Synonym: facies articularis inferior atlantis, fovea articularis inferior atlantis, inferior articular pit of atlas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis inferior tibiae | The quadrilateral surface on the distal end of the tibia for articulation with the talus; it is concave anteroposteriorly and broader anteriorly. Synonym: facies articularis inferior tibiae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis malleoli fibulae | The surface on the medial aspect of the lateral malleolus that articulates with the talus. Synonym: facies articularis malleoli fibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis malleoli tibiae | The articular facet on the lateral surface of the medial malleolus for articulation with the side of the talus; it is continuous with the inferior articular surface of the tibia. Synonym: facies articularis malleoli tibiae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis navicularis tali | The large convex surface on the head of the talus for articulation with the navicular bone. Synonym: facies articularis navicularis tali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis ossis temporalis | The smooth portion of the mandibular articular fossa and eminence of the temporal bone that articulates with the disk of the temporomandibular joint. Synonym: facies articularis ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis patellae | The posterior surface of the patella, covered with hyaline cartilage and subdivided by a vertical ridge into a larger lateral and a smaller medial surface for articulation with the corresponding condyles of the femur. Synonym: facies articularis patellae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis sternalis claviculae | The oval surface on the sternal end of the clavicle that articulates with the fibrocartilaginous disk of the sternoclavicular joint. Synonym: facies articularis sternalis claviculae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis superior atlantis | One of two concave articular surfaces on the superior aspect of the lateral masses of the atlas that articulate with the occipital condyles. Synonym: facies articularis superior atlantis, fovea articularis superior atlantis, superior articular pit of atlas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis superior tibiae | The articular surface on the proximal end of the tibia that is divided into medial and lateral portions for articulation with the condyles of the femur. Synonym: facies articularis superior tibiae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis thyroidea cricoideae | One of two small circular facets on the lateral surface of the cricoid cartilage near the inferior margin of the junction of the arch and lamina for articulation with the inferior horns of the thyroid cartilage. Synonym: facies articularis thyroidea cricoideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis tuberculi costae | An oval facet on the inferomedial part of the tubercle of a rib for articulation with a facet on the transverse process of a vertebra. Synonym: facies articularis tuberculi costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies antebrachialis posterior | An alternate term for posterior region of forearm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies brachialis posterior | The back of arm. Synonym: facies brachialis posterior, regio brachialis posterior, posterior brachial region, posterior surface of arm. (05 Mar 2000) |