| GPC | gastric parietal cell; gel permeation chromatography; giant papillary conjunctivitis; glycophorin C;... |
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| PCA | para-chloramphetamine; parietal cell antibody; passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; patient care assistant... |
| PLB | parietal lobe battery; phospholamban; phospholipase B; porous layer bead |
| PO | by mouth, orally [Lat. per os]; parieto-occipital; parietal operculum; period of onset; perioperativ... |
| PP | diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pa... |
| mastoid border of occipital bone | The margin of the occipital squama that articulates with the temporal bone. Synonym: margo mastoideus squamae occipitalis, mastoid margin of occipital bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior border of petrous part of temporal bone | The margin of the petrous part of the temporal bone that extends from the apex to the jugular notch; it articulates with the basal and jugular portions of the occipital bone. Synonym: margo posterior partis petrosae ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoidal border of temporal bone | The part of the border of the squamous part of the temporal bone that articulates with the greater wing of the sphenoid. Synonym: margo sphenoidalis ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous border of sphenoid bone | The margin of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone. Synonym: margo squamosus ossis sphenoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior border of petrous part of temporal bone | The margin that separates the anterior and posterior surfaces of the petrous part of the temporal bone and the lateral part of the middle cranial fossa from the posterior cranial fossa. Synonym: margo superior partis petrosae ossis temporalis, crest of petrous part of temporal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital border of temporal bone | That part of the temporal bone that articulates with the occipital squama. Synonym: margo occipitalis ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zygomatic border of greater wing of sphenoid bone | The border of the greater wing of the sphenoid that articulates with the zygomatic bone. Synonym: margo zygomaticus alae majoris, zygomatic margin of greater wing of sphenoid bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lambdoid border of occipital bone | <anatomy> The margin of the occipital squama that articulates with the parietal bones in the lambdoid suture. Synonym: margo lambdoideus squamae occipitalis, lambdoid margin of occipital bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone within a bone | <radiology> STOP heavy metal, S: sickle cell disease, T: Thorotrast, O: osteopetrosis, P: Paget's disease, heavy metals, hypervitaminosis D (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior parietal artery | <anatomy, artery> The branch distributed to the anterior part of the parietal lobe. Synonym: arteria parietales anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ascending parietal convolution | The anterior convolution of the parietal lobe, bounded in front by the central sulcus (fissure of Rolando) and posteriorly by the interparietal sulcus. Synonym: gyrus postcentralis, ascending parietal convolution, ascending parietal gyrus, posterior central convolution, posterior central gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ascending parietal gyrus | The anterior convolution of the parietal lobe, bounded in front by the central sulcus (fissure of Rolando) and posteriorly by the interparietal sulcus. Synonym: gyrus postcentralis, ascending parietal convolution, ascending parietal gyrus, posterior central convolution, posterior central gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parietal | 1. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the walls of a cavity. 2. Pertaining to or located near the parietal bone, as the parietal lobe. (18 Nov 1997) |
| parietal angle | An angle formed by the meeting of the prolongation of two lines tangential to the most prominent part of the zygomatic arch and to the parietofrontal suture on each side; when the lines remain parallel the angle is zero; when they diverge it is negative. Synonym: Quatrefages' angle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parietal arteries | Branches of the terminal part of the middle cerebral artery, divided into two branches: anterior parietal artery and posterior parietal artery. Synonym: arteriae parietales. (05 Mar 2000) |