| AD | accident dispensary; acetate dialysis; active disease; acute dermatomyositis; addict, addiction; ade... |
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| ADA | adenosine deaminase; American Dental Association; American Dermatological Association; American Diab... |
| AES | acetone-extracted serum; American Electroencephalographic Society; American Encephalographic Society... |
| AF | abnormal frequency; acid-fast; adult female; afebrile; aflatoxin; albumin-free; albumose-free; aldeh... |
| AFH | angiofollicular hyperplasia; anterior facial height |
| anterior supraclavicular nerve | <anatomy, nerve> One of several nerves arising from the cervical plexus which supply the skin over the upper medial part of the thorax. Synonym: nervus supraclavicularis medialis, anterior supraclavicular nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anterior surface | The surface of a structure or part of the body that faces forward. Synonym: facies anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of arm | Anterior articular surface of dens, the curved articular facet on the anterior aspect of the dens of the axis that articulates with the facet for the dens of the axis anterior arch of the atlas. Synonym: facies articularis anterior dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of cornea | The external surface of the cornea. Synonym: facies anterior corneae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of elbow | The area in front of the elbow, including the cubital fossa. Synonym: facies cubitalis anterior, regio cubitalis anterior, anterior cubital region, anterior surface of elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of eyelids | anterior surface of eyelids |
| anterior surface of forearm | Synonym: anterior region of forearm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of iris | The anterior surface of the iris of the eye. Synonym: facies anterior iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of kidney | The anterior surface of the kidney. Synonym: facies anterior renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of lens | The anterior surface of the lens of the eye. Synonym: facies anterior lentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of lower limb | The anterior surface of the inferior limb. Synonym: facies anterior membri inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of maxilla | The surface of the maxilla below the orbit and lateral to the nasal aperture. Synonym: facies anterior corporis maxillae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of pancreas | The anterior surface of the pancreas. Synonym: facies anterior pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of patella | The anterior surface of the patella. Synonym: facies anterior patellae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of petrous part of temporal bone | The surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone contributing to the floor of the middle cranial fossa. Synonym: facies anterior partis petrosae ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |