| ALMI | anterior lateral myocardial infarct |
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| ALMV | anterior leaflet of the mitral valve |
| ALN | allylnitrile; anterior lymph node |
| ALP | acute leukemia protocol; acute lupus pericarditis; alkaline phosphatase; alveolar proteinosis; anter... |
| AMI | acquired monosaccharide intolerance; acute myocardial infarction; amitriptyline; anterior myocardial... |
| anterior tibiotalar part of deltoid ligament | <anatomy> The part of the medial or deltoid ligament that extends from the medial malleolus to the neck of the talus. Synonym: pars tibiotalaris anterior ligamenti medialis, anterior talotibial ligament, anterior tibiotalar part of deltoid ligament, ligamentum medialis, ligamentum talotibiale anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anterior triangle of neck | The area of the neck bounded by the mandible, the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and the anterior midline of the neck; it is subdivided into carotid, muscular, submandibular, and submental triangles. Synonym: anterior region of neck, regio cervicalis anterior, trigonum cervicale anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior tubercle of atlas | A conical protuberance on the anterior surface of the arch of the atlas. Synonym: tuberculum anterius atlantis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior tubercle of cervical vertebrae | The anterior projection from the transverse process. Synonym: tuberculum anterius vertebrarum cervicalium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior tubercle of thalamus | anterior thalamic tubercle |
| anterior urethra | The portion of urethra distal to urogenital diaphragm (external sphincter). (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior urethral valve | A crescentic horizontal fold in the proximal spongy urethra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior urethritis | Inflammation of the portion of the urethra anterior to the triangular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior uveitis | Inflammation involving the ciliary body and iris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior vein of septum pellucidum | Vein draining the anterior part of the transparent septum; it empties into the superior thalamostriate vein. Synonym: vena septi pellucidi anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior vertebral scalloping | <radiology> Hodgkin's disease, aortic aneurysm, tuberculosis of the spine (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior vertebral vein | <anatomy, vein> The small vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery; it opens below into the vertebral vein. Synonym: vena vertebralis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior vitrectomy | Removal of the central vitreous gel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior wall of middle ear | It contains the carotid canal and the opening of the auditory tube. Synonym: paries caroticus cavi tympani, anterior wall of middle ear, carotid wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior wall of stomach | The part of the gastric wall that faces the peritoneal cavity. Synonym: paries anterior gastris. (05 Mar 2000) |