| PAL | pathology laboratory; peptidyl-alpha-hydroxyglycine alpha-amidating lysine phase alteration plane; p... |
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| TOA | total quality assessment; tubo-ovarian abscess |
| AIIS | Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine |
| ASIS | Anterior Superior Iliac Spine |
| PSIS | Posterior Superior Iliac Spine; 상후장골극, 위뒤장골가시 |
| iliac aneurysm | An aneurysm of the common, internal, or external iliac arteries. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| iliac arteries | Arteries related to the ilium. See: common iliac artery, deep circumflex iliac artery, external iliac artery, internal iliac artery, superficial circumflex iliac artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliac artery | <anatomy, artery> Either of two large arteries originating from the abdominal aorta; they supply blood to the pelvis, abdominal wall and legs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| iliac bone | <anatomy> The upper and largest, part of the bony pelvic girdle (iliac wing). The ilium articulates on its inner aspect with the sacrum (sacroiliac joint). (27 Sep 1997) |
| iliac branch of iliolumbar artery | <anatomy, artery> Terminal branch of iliolumbar artery (with lumbar branch) distributed to iliac fossa to supply iliac muscle, ilium, and portions of muscles having attachment to the iliac crest. Synonym: ramus iliacus arteriae iliolumbalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliac bursa | <anatomy> The bursa at the attachment of the iliopsoas muscle into the lesser trochanter. Synonym: bursa subtendinea iliaca, iliac bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliac colon | That portion of the descending colon which occupies the left iliac fossa, between the crest of the left ilium and the pelvic brim. Irritable colon, tendency to colonic hyperperistalsis, sometimes with colicky pains and diarrhoea. Lead-pipe colon, the scarred rigid colon of advanced ulcerative colitis. Mucosa of colon, the lining coat of the colon. Synonym: tunica mucosa coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliac crest | <anatomy> The hip bone in which a large quantity of bone marrow is concentrated. (16 Dec 1997) |
| iliac fascia | The fascia covering the iliacus and psoas muscles, continuous with transversalis fascia anterolaterally and with femoral sheath inferiorly. Synonym: fascia iliaca. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliac fossa | The smooth inner surface of the ilium above the arcuate line, giving attachment to the iliacus muscle. Synonym: fossa iliaca. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliac horn | Bony spur of posterior part of ilium, often found in nail-patella syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliac horns | Symmetrical bilateral central posterior iliac processes. In other words, horn-like malformations of the crest of both iliac bones of the pelvis. A characteristic finding in the nail-patella syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| iliac muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, iliac fossa; insertion, tendon of psoas, anterior surface of lesser trochanter, and capsule of hip joint; action, flexes thigh and rotates it medially; nerve supply, lumbar plexus. Synonym: musculus iliacus, iliac muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliac plexus | The autonomic plexus lying on the iliac arteries, derived from the aortic plexus. Synonym: plexus iliaci. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliac region | The topographical area of the inferior abdomen related to the inguinal canal, lateral to the pubic region. Synonym: regio inguinalis, groin, iliac region, inguen. (05 Mar 2000) |