| PICA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Porch Index of Communicative Abilities; posterior in... |
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| PP | diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pa... |
| PPA | palpation, percussion, auscultation; pepsin A; phenylpropanolamine; phenylpyruvic acid; Pittsburgh p... |
| Sp | the most posterior point on the posterior contour of the sella turcica; species; specific; specimen;... |
| AP | 1) Alkaline Phosphatase = ALP 2) Amyloid Plasm... |
| stratum radiatum membranae tympani | The connective tissue layer of the tympanic membrane beneath the stratum cutaneum, the fibres of which radiate from the manubrium of the malleus to the peripheral fibrocartilaginous ring of the membrane; absent from the pars flaccida. Synonym: radiate layer of tympanic membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| substantia propria membranae tympani | Proper substance of tympanic membrane, the layer of radial and circular collagenous fibres of the tympanic membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| umbo membranae tympani | The projection on the inner surface of the tympanic membrane at the end of the manubrium of the malleus; this corresponds to the most depressed point of the membrane, viewed laterally, that is commonly called the umbo. Synonym: umbo membranae tympani, umbo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| limbus membranae tympani | Margin of the tympanic membrane attaching to the tympanic sulcus. Synonym: limbus membranae tympani. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena recessus lateralis ventriculi quarti | A small vein originating in the cerebellar tonsil, coursing by the lateral recess of the fourth ventricle on its way to terminate in the petrosal vein. Synonym: vein of lateral recess of fourth ventricle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recessus | Synonym: recess. Origin: L. A withdrawing, a receding (05 Mar 2000) |
| recessus anterior | A circumscript deepening of the interpeduncular fossa in the direction of the mamillary bodies. Synonym: recessus anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recessus cochlearis | A small depression on the inner wall of the vestibule of the labyrinth at the portion of the pyramid of vestibule, between the two limbs into which the vestibular crest divides posteriorly; it is perforated by foramina giving passage to fibres which the cochlear branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve sends to the posterior extremity of the cochlear duct. Synonym: recessus cochlearis, Reichert's cochlear recess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recessus costodiaphragmaticus | The cleftlike extension of the pleural cavity between the diaphragm and the rib cage; pleural effusions collect here when in the upright position, and since the lung only partially enters, this is the site of thoracocentesis. Synonym: recessus costodiaphragmaticus, phrenicocostal sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recessus costomediastinalis | The recess of the pleural cavity between the costal cartilages and the mediastinum. Synonym: recessus costomediastinalis, costomediastinal sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recessus duodenalis inferior | The variable peritoneal recess which lies behind the inferior duodenal fold and along the ascending part of the duodenum. Synonym: recessus duodenalis inferior, Gruber-Landzert fossa, inferior duodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recessus duodenalis superior | A peritoneal recess extending upward behind the superior duodenal fold. Synonym: recessus duodenalis superior, duodenojejunal fossa, duodenojejunal recess, Jonnesco's fossa, superior duodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recessus ellipticus | An oval depression in the roof and inner wall of the vestibule of the labyrinth, lodging the utriculus. Synonym: recessus ellipticus, fovea elliptica, fovea hemielliptica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recessus epitympanicus | The upper portion of the tympanic cavity above the tympanic membrane; it contains the head of the malleus and the body of the incus. Synonym: recessus epitympanicus, attic, epitympanic space, epitympanum, Hyrtl's epitympanic recess, tympanic attic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recessus hepatorenalis | The deep recess of the peritoneal cavity on the right side extending upward between the liver in front and the kidney and suprarenal behind; this is a gravity-dependent portion of the peritoneal cavity when in the supine position; fluids draining from the omental bursa drain here. Synonym: recessus hepatorenalis, hepatorenal pouch, Morison's pouch. (05 Mar 2000) |