| RSDS | Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome |
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| VOR | Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex |
| AbSR | abnormal skin reflex |
| ADR | activation, depression, repetition [in bone remodeling]; adrenodoxin reductase; Adriamycin; adverse ... |
| AOR | Alvarado Orthopedic Research [instruments]; auditory oculogyric reflex |
| venae circumflexae femoris mediales | The venae comitantes that parallel the medial circumflex femoral artery. Synonym: venae circumflexae femoris mediales. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vena profunda femoris | <anatomy, vein> The vein that accompanies the deep femoral artery, receiving perforating veins from the lateral and posterior aspects of the thigh. It joins the femoral vein in the femoral triangle, usually in common with the medial and lateral circumflex femoral veins. Synonym: vena profunda femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectus femoris | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, anterior inferior spine of ilium and upper margin of acetabulum; insertion, via common tendon of quadriceps femoris into patella, and via patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity. Synonym: musculus rectus femoris, rectus muscle of thigh. (05 Mar 2000) |
| collum femoris | A short, constricted, strong bar projecting at an obtuse angle (about 125 |
| collum ossis femoris | A short, constricted, strong bar projecting at an obtuse angle (about 125 |
| condylus lateralis femoris | The lateral condyle is longer than the medial condyle. Synonym: condylus lateralis femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| condylus medialis femoris | The shorter condyle closest to the midline. Synonym: condylus medialis femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus quadratus femoris | <anatomy> Insertion, intertrochanteric ridge; origin, lateral border of tuberosity of ischium; action, rotates thigh laterally; nerve supply, nerve to quadratus femoris (sacral plexus). Synonym: musculus quadratus femoris, quadrate muscle of thigh. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus quadriceps extensor femoris | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, by four heads: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis; insertion, patella, and thence by ligamentum patellae to tuberosity of tibia; action, extends leg; flexes thigh by action of rectus femoris; nerve supply, femoral. Synonym: musculus quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps extensor femoris, quadriceps muscle of thigh. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus quadriceps femoris | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, by four heads: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis; insertion, patella, and thence by ligamentum patellae to tuberosity of tibia; action, extends leg; flexes thigh by action of rectus femoris; nerve supply, femoral. Synonym: musculus quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps extensor femoris, quadriceps muscle of thigh. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus rectus femoris | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, anterior inferior spine of ilium and upper margin of acetabulum; insertion, via common tendon of quadriceps femoris into patella, and via patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity. Synonym: musculus rectus femoris, rectus muscle of thigh. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus tensor fasciae femoris | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, anterior superior spine and adjacent lateral surface of the ilium; insertion, iliotibial band of fascia lata; action, tenses fascia lata; flexes, abducts and medially rotates thigh; nerve supply, superior gluteal. Synonym: musculus tensor fasciae latae, musculus tensor fasciae femoris, tensor muscle of fascia lata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corpus femoris | The cylindrical shaft of the thigh bone. Synonym: corpus ossis femoris, body of thigh bone, corpus femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corpus ossis femoris | The cylindrical shaft of the thigh bone. Synonym: corpus ossis femoris, body of thigh bone, corpus femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| profunda femoris artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, femoral; branches, lateral circumflex femoral, medial circumflex femoral, terminating in three or four perforating arteries. Synonym: arteria profunda femoris, deep artery of thigh. (05 Mar 2000) |