| 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... |
| facies femoralis posterior | An alternate term for posterior region of thigh. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| facies posterior | The surface of a part of the body that faces toward the posterior part of the body. The NA recognises a posterior surface without qualification on the following structures: arm; arytenoid cartilage; cornea; eyelid; fibula; humerus; iris; kidney; leg; pancreas; prostate; radius; suprarenal gland; ulna. Synonym: facies posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior cartilaginis arytenoideae | The posterior surface of the arytenoid cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior corneae | The posterior surface of the cornea. Synonym: facies posterior corneae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior cruris | posterior region of leg |
| facies posterior fibulae | The posterior surface of the fibula. Synonym: facies posterior fibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior glandulae suprarenalis | The posterior surface of the suprarenal gland. Synonym: facies posterior glandulae suprarenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior iridis | The posterior surface of the iris. Synonym: facies posterior iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior lentis | The posterior surface of the lens of the eye. Synonym: facies posterior lentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior membri inferioris | The posterior surface of the inferior limb. Synonym: facies posterior membri inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior palpebrarum | The internal surface of the eyelids, covered with conjunctiva. Synonym: facies posterior palpebrarum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior pancreatis | The posterior surface of the pancreas. Synonym: facies posterior pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior partis petrosae ossis temporalis | The surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone that contributes to the posterior cranial fossa. Synonym: facies posterior partis petrosae ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior prostatae | The posterior surface of the prostate. Synonym: facies posterior prostatae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior radii | The posterior surface of the radius. Synonym: facies posterior radii. (05 Mar 2000) |