| posterior surface of pancreas | The posterior surface of the pancreas. Synonym: facies posterior pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior surface of petrous part of temporal bone | The surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone that contributes to the posterior cranial fossa. Synonym: facies posterior partis petrosae ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of prostate | The posterior surface of the prostate. Synonym: facies posterior prostatae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of radius | The posterior surface of the radius. Synonym: facies posterior radii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of shaft of humerus | The posterior surface of the humerus. Synonym: facies posterior corporis humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of suprarenal gland | The posterior surface of the suprarenal gland. Synonym: facies posterior glandulae suprarenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of thigh | The back of the thigh. Synonym: facies femoralis posterior, posterior surface of thigh, regio femoralis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of tibia | The posterior surface of the tibia. Synonym: facies posterior tibiae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of ulna | The posterior surface of the ulna. Synonym: facies posterior ulnae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior talar articular surface of calcaneus | Articulates with talus (subtalar joint) posterior to sinus tarsi. Synonym: facies articularis talaris posterior calcanei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| achromatic lens | A compound lens made of two or more lens's having different indices of refraction, so correlated as to minimise chromatic aberration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acoustic lens | In ultrasonography, a lens used to focus or diverge a sound beam; may be simulated by electronic manipulation of signals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior pole of lens | The central point on the anterior surface of the lens of the eye. Synonym: polus anterior lentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aplanatic lens | A lens designed to correct spherical aberration and coma (q.v.). Synonym: periscopic meniscus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apochromatic lens | A compound lens designed to correct both spherical and chromatic aberrations. (05 Mar 2000) |