| ISL | inner scapular line; interspinous ligament; isoleucine |
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| LAD | lactic acid dehydrogenase; left anterior descending [artery]; left axis deviation; leukocyte adhesio... |
| lig | ligament; ligation |
| MCL | maximum containment laboratory; medial collateral ligament; midclavicular line; midcostal line; mini... |
| OALL | ossification of anterior longitudinal ligament |
| iter chordae posterius | A canal leading from the facial canal to the tympanic cavity through which the chorda tympani nerve enters this cavity. Synonym: canaliculus chordae tympani, iter chordae posterius, small canal of chorda tympani. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| os tibiale posterius | Os tibiale posticum, a sesamoid bone in the tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle, occasionally fused with the tuberosity of the navicular. Synonym: tibiale posticum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trigonum cervicale posterius | The region of the neck bounded by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the trapezius muscle, and the upper border of the clavicle, including the omoclavicular triangle. Synonym: lateral region of neck, regio cervicalis lateralis, trigonum cervicale posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum posterius atlantis | A protuberance of the posterior extremity of the arch of the atlas, a rudiment of the spinous process giving attachment to the musculus rectus capitis posterior minor muscle. Synonym: tuberculum posterius atlantis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum posterius vertebrarum cervicalium | A posterior projection from the transverse processes. Synonym: tuberculum posterius vertebrarum cervicalium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labium posterius ostii uteri | The portion of the uterine cervix that bounds the ostium posteriorly. It is slightly longer than labium anterius, intervening between the cervical canal and the posterior fornix of the vagina. Synonym: labium posterius ostii uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foramen caecum posterius | <anatomy> A small triangular depression at the lower boundary of the pons that marks the upper limit of the median fissure of the medulla oblongata. Synonym: foramen caecum posterius, Vicq d'Azyr's foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foramen lacerum posterius | A passage between the petrous portion of the temporal bone and the jugular process of the occipital, sometimes divided into two by the intrajugular processes; it contains the internal jugular vein, inferior petrosal sinus, the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves, and meningeal branches of the ascending pharyngeal and occipital arteries. Synonym: foramen jugulare, foramen lacerum posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum capitis fibulae posterius | A ligament uniting the posterior part of the head of the fibula to the tibia. Synonym: ligamentum capitis fibulae posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum costotransversarium posterius | <anatomy> The short quadrangular ligament, actually a thickening of the posterior aspect of the costotransverse joint, extending from the tip of the transverse process to the posterior surface of the neck of the rib. Synonym: ligamentum costotransversarium laterale, ligamentum costotransversarium posterius, ligamentum tuberculi costae, posterior costotransverse ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cricoarytenoideum posterius | <anatomy> The ligament that passes downward from the posterior border of the arytenoid cartilage to the lamina of the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: ligamentum cricoarytenoideum posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum incudis posterius | Ligamentous band extending from short crus of fincus. Synonym: ligamentum incudis posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum longitudinale posterius | <anatomy> The fibrous band interconnecting the posterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies; it narrows to pass between the pedicles and spreads out to blend with the posterior annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral discs; forms the anterior wall of the vertebral canal. Synonym: ligamentum longitudinale posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum meniscofemorale posterius | <anatomy> The band that passes posterior to the posterior cruciate ligament extending between the medial condyle of the femur and the posterior crus of the lateral meniscus. Synonym: ligamentum meniscofemorale posterius, ligamentum cruciatum tertium genus, ligamentum menisci lateralis, Wrisberg's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum sacrococcygeum posterius profundum | <anatomy> The continuation of the posterior longitudinal ligament uniting the sacrum and coccyx. Synonym: ligamentum sacrococcygeum posterius profundum, deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |