| SLA | left sacroanterior [fetal position] [Lat. sacrolaeva anterior]; single-cell liquid cytotoxic assay; ... |
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| SMAS | submuscular aponeurotic system; superficial musculo-aponeurotic system; superior mesenteric artery s... |
| SOA-MCA | superficial occipital artery to middle cerebral artery |
| SSM | subsynaptic membrane; superficial spreading melanoma |
| STA | second trimester abortion; serum thrombotic accelerator; superficial temporal artery |
| punctate hyalosis | A condition marked by minute opacities in the vitreous. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| punctate keratitis | Inflammatory cells on the corneal endothelium. Synonym: punctate keratitis, keratitis punctata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate keratoderma | Horny papules over the palms, soles, and digits that develop central plugs; seen commonly in blacks. Synonym: keratoma disseminatum, keratosis punctata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate parotiditis | Recurrent or chronic parotiditis with terminal sialectasis, giving a punctate pattern on sialography; associated with epithelial hyperplasia of intralobular ducts, atrophy of acini, and lymphocytic infiltration, characteristic in Sjogren's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate retinitis | See: retinopathy punctata albescens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep punctate keratitis | Sharply defined opacities in an otherwise clear cornea, occurring in syphilitic iritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery | <anatomy, artery> Distribution, auricle, earlobe and external acoustic meatus. Synonym: rami auriculares anteriores arteriae temporalis superficialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior superficial cervical lymph nodes | The lymph nodes in the subcutaneous tissue of the anterior region of the neck. Synonym: nodi lymphatici cervicales anteriores superficiales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parietal branch of superficial temporal artery | <anatomy, artery> Branches coursing in relationship to and/or supplying the parietal lobe of the brain. Synonym: ramus parietalis arteriae temporalis superficialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial crus of the superficial inguinal ring | Portion of the external oblique aponeurosis which passes medial to the superficial inguinal ring forming the medial boundary of the ring. Synonym: crus mediale annuli inguinalis superficialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| membranous layer of superficial fascia | The membranous layer of the subcutaneous tissue in the urogenital region attaching posteriorly to the border of the urogenital diaphragm, at the sides to the ischiopubic rami, and continuing anteriorly onto the abdominal wall. Synonym: fascia perinei superficialis, Colles' fascia, Cruveilhier's fascia, membranous layer of superficial fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| greater superficial petrosal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The parasympathetic root of the pterygopalatine ganglion; a branch from the genu of the facial nerve exiting via the hiatus of the facial canal and running in a groove on the anterior surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone beside the foramen lacerum to join the deep petrosal nerve, thus forming the nerve of the pterygoid canal, which passes through the pterygoid canal to reach the pterygopalatine ganglion. Synonym: nervus petrosus major, greater petrosal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polymorphic superficial keratitis | Epithelial degeneration occurring in starvation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial | 1. Cursory; not thorough. 2. Pertaining to or situated near the surface. Synonym: superficialis. Origin: L. Superficialis, fr. Superficies, surface (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial angioma | <dermatology> Red or purple-coloured vascular skin markings that develop shortly after birth. Most are usually painless and benign and sharply demarcated from surrounding skin, usually located on the head and neck, and grow rapidly. It is caused by proliferation of immature capillary vessels in active stroma, and is usually present at birth or occurs within the first two or three months of life. Some lesions (cavernous haemangioma) will disappear or become harder to see as the child approaches school age. Localised steroid injections have been used successfully to reduce the size of a birthmark but generally they undergo spontaneous regression and involution without scarring and normally require no treatment. (07 Mar 2000) |