| IO | incisal opening; inferior oblique; inferior olive; internal os; interorbital; intestinal obstruction... |
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| PICA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Porch Index of Communicative Abilities; posterior in... |
| AICA | Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery; Hemifacial Spasm |
| AIIS | Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine |
| IVC | 1) Inferior Vena Cava 2) Intra-Venous Cholangiography |
| lateral palpebral raphe | A narrow fibrous band in the lateral part of the orbicularis oculi muscle formed by the interlacing of fibres passing through the upper and lower eyelids. Synonym: raphe palpebralis lateralis, palpebral raphe. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| veins of inferior eyelid | Veins of inferior eyelid; veins originatin gin the inferior eyelid and emptying into the angular vein. Synonym: venae palpebrales inferiores, veins of inferior eyelid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior branch of the right and left inferior pulmonary veins | Tributaries of the right and left inferior pulmonary veins which receive oxygenated blood from the superior [S6] bronchopulmonary segments of the inferior lobes of the right and left lungs. Synonym: ramus superior venae pulmonalis dextrae/sinistrae inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior cerebral veins | Numerous cerebral veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses. Synonym: venae cerebri inferiores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior gluteal veins | The venae comitantes of the inferior gluteal artery uniting at the sciatic foramen to form a common trunk which empties into the internal iliac vein. Synonym: venae gluteae inferiores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior haemorrhoidal veins | An obsolete term for inferior rectal veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior rectal veins | Veins that pass to the internal pudendal vein from the inferior rectal venous plexus around the anal canal. Synonym: venae rectales inferiores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior thalamostriate veins | Veins draining the thalamus and striate body exiting the anterior perforated substance; tributary to the basal vein. Synonym: venae thalamostriatae inferiores, striate veins, venae striatae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior veins of cerebellar hemisphere | Several veins draining the inferior portion of the cerebellar hemispheres; they terminate in the petrosal vein. Synonym: venae hemispherii cerebelli inferiores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior dental branches of inferior dental plexus | Branches passing from the inferior dental plexus to the roots of the teeth of the lower jaw. Synonym: rami dentales inferiores plexus dentalis inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior gingival branches of inferior dental plexus | Branches of inferior dental plexus to the gingiva of the lower jaw. Synonym: rami gingivales inferiores plexus dentalis inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anastomotic veins | See: inferior anastomotic vein, superior anastomotic vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anonymous veins | An obsolete term for brachiocephalic veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior cardiac veins | Two or three small veins in the anterior wall of the right ventricle opening directly into the right atrium independently of the coronary sinus. Synonym: venae cordis anteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior cardinal veins | See: cardinal veins. (05 Mar 2000) |