| IP | icterus praecox; imaging plate; immune precipitate; immunoblastic plasma; immunoperoxidase technique... |
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| KPV | key process variable; killed parenteral vaccine |
| NPUI | nursing process utilization inventory |
| PCM | patient care manager or management; patient classification system; primary cutaneous melanoma; proce... |
| PP | diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pa... |
| AMPS | Assessment of Motor and Process Skills |
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| SPC | Statistical Process Control |
| jugular lymphatic trunk | Lymphatic vessel on each side, conveying the lymph from the head and neck; that on the right side empties into the right lymphatic duct, that on the left into the thoracic duct. Synonym: truncus jugularis, jugular duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| jugular nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A communicating branch between the superior cervical ganglion of the sympathetic nerve, the superior ganglion of the vagus nerve, and the inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve. Synonym: nervus jugularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugular notch of occipital bone | The notch in the occipital bone which forms one boundary of the jugular foramen. Synonym: incisura jugularis ossis occipitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugular notch of temporal bone | The notch in the temporal bone which forms one boundary of the jugular foramen. Synonym: incisura jugularis ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugular plexus | A lymphatic plexus which includes the deep cervical group of lymph nodes, with their afferent and efferent vessels, extending along the internal jugular vein. (carotid sheath). Synonym: plexus jugularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugular pulse | The venous pulse as observed in the jugular veins of the neck, usually the deep jugular veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugular tubercle | An oval elevation on the cerebral surface of the lateral part of the occipital bone, on either side of the foramen magnum above the hypoglossal canal. Synonym: tuberculum jugulare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugular veins | Veins in the neck which drain the brain, face, and neck into the brachiocephalic or subclavian veins. (12 Dec 1998) |
| jugular venous arch | A connecting vein between the two anterior jugular veins in the suprasternal space. Synonym: arcus venosus juguli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugular wall of middle ear | The floor of the tympanic cavity; a thin plate of bone separating the tympanic cavity from the jugular fossa. Synonym: paries jugularis cavi tympani, fundus tympani, inferior wall of tympanic cavity, jugular wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external jugular vein | <anatomy, vein> Superficial vein formed inferior to the parotid gland by the junction of the posterior auricular vein and the retromandibular vein, and passes down the side of the neck crossing to the sternocleidomastoid muscle vertically to empty into the subclavian vein. Synonym: vena jugularis externa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral jugular lymph nodes | Nodes of the lateral deep cervical group lying lateral to the internal jugular vein; they usually empty into the jugular trunk. Synonym: nodi lymphatici jugulares laterales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ABC process | Purification of water or deodorization of sewage by a mixture of alum, blood, and charcoal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory process | A small apophysis at the posterior part of the base of the transverse process of each of the lumbar vertebrae. Synonym: processus accessorius, accessory tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromial process | <anatomy> The lateral triangular projection of the spine of the scapula that forms the point of the shoulder and articulates with the clavicle. (27 Sep 1997) |