| CV | cardiac volume; cardiovascular; carotenoid vesicle; cell volume; central venous; cephalic vein; cere... |
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| LSV | lateral sacral vein; left subclavian vein; longitudinal sound velocity |
| RPV | right portal vein; right pulmonary vein |
| SVC | saphenous vein cutdown; segmental venous capacitance; selective venous catheterization; slow vital c... |
| TGA | Transposition of Great Arteries |
| great adductor muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, ischial tuberosity and ischiopubic ramus; insertion, linea aspera and adductor tubercle of femur; action, adducts and extends thigh; nerve supply, obturator and sciatic. Synonym: musculus adductor magnus, great adductor muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| great alveolar cells | Cuboidal cell's connected with the squamous pulmonary alveolar cell's and having in their cytoplasm lamellated bodies (cytosomes) that represent the source of the surfactant that coats the alveoli. Synonym: granular pneumonocytes, type II cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| great anastomotic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, brachial; distribution, arm muscles at back of elbow; anastomoses, anterior and posterior ulnar recurrent, superior ulnar collateral, profunda brachii, and recurrent interosseous, as part of the articular network of the elbow. Synonym: arteria collateralis ulnaris inferior, arteria anastomotica magna, great anastomotic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| great auricular nerve | <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) |
| great foramen | <anatomy> The large hole at the base of the skull which allows passage of the spinal cord. (12 Dec 1998) |
| great-hearted | 1. High-spirited; fearless. 2. Generous; magnanimous; noble. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| great-heartedness | The quality of being greathearted; high-mindedness; magnanimity. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| great horizontal fissure | Horizontal fissure that divides the ansiform lobule into its major parts, crus I (superior semilunar lobule) and crus II (inferior semilunar lobule). Synonym: fissura horizontalis cerebelli, great horizontal fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| great lakes region | The geographic area of the great lakes in general and when the specific state or states are not indicated. It usually includes illinois, indiana, michigan, minnesota, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, and wisconsin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| great longitudinal fissure | The deep cleft separating the two hemispheres of the cerebrum. Synonym: fissura longitudinalis cerebri, great longitudinal fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| great pancreatic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, splenic; distribution, tail of pancreas; anastomoses, inferior pancreatic artery and arteries of pancreatic tail. Synonym: arteria pancreatica magna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| great plague | The Great Plague that swept London in 1665 was probably not really the plague but rather typhus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| great radicular artery | Largest of the medullary arteries which supply the spinal cord by anastomosing with the anterior (longitudinal) spinal artery; it arises from a lower intercostal or upper lumbar artery (on the left side about 65% of the time) supplying most of the blood to the lower two-thirds of the anterior spinal artery. See: medullary arteries of brain. Synonym: artery of Adamkiewicz, great anastomotic artery, great radicular artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| great sciatic nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A nerve which originates in the lumbar and sacral spinal cord (l4 to s3) and supplies motor and sensory innervation to the lower extremity. The sciatic nerve, which is the main continuation of the sacral plexus, is the largest nerve in the body. It has two major branches, the tibial nerve and the peroneal nerve. (12 Dec 1998) |
| great superior pancreatic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, splenic; distribution, head and body of pancreas; anastomoses, superior pancreaticoduodenal. Synonym: arteria pancreatica dorsalis, great superior pancreatic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |