| MCL | maximum containment laboratory; medial collateral ligament; midclavicular line; midcostal line; mini... |
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| OALL | ossification of anterior longitudinal ligament |
| OPLL | ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament |
| PCL | pacing cycle length; persistent corpus luteum; plasma cell leukemia; posterior chamber lens; posteri... |
| PDL | pancreatic duct ligation; periodontal ligament; poorly differentiated lymphocyte; population doublin... |
| spina scapulae | The prominent triangular ridge on the dorsal aspect of the scapula, providing attachment for the trapezius and deltoid muscles and separating the supra-and infraspinous fossae. Synonym: spina scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| nervus dorsalis scapulae | <anatomy, nerve> Arises from ventral primary rami of the fifth to seventh cervical nerves and passes downward to supply the levator scapulae and the rhomboideus major and minor muscles. Synonym: nervus dorsalis scapulae, dorsal nerve of scapula, nerve to rhomboid, posterior scapular nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsum scapulae | The posterior surface of the scapula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisura scapulae | A notch on the superior border of the scapula through which the suprascapular nerve passes. Synonym: incisura scapulae, suprascapular notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies costalis scapulae | The concave aspect of the body of the scapula that faces the thorax and that principally lodges the subscapularis muscle. Synonym: facies costalis scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies dorsalis scapulae | The outer aspect of the body of the scapula, subdivided by the prominent spine of the scapula into a smaller supraspinous fossa and a larger infraspinous fossa. Synonym: facies dorsalis scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| levator scapulae | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, from posterior tubercles of transverse processes of four upper cervical vertebrae; insertion, into superior angle of scapula; action, raises the scapula; nerve supply, dorsal scapular nerve. Synonym: musculus levator scapulae, elevator muscle of scapula, musculus levator anguli scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachium quadrigeminum superius | A band of fibres of the optic tract bypassing the lateral geniculate body to terminate in the superior colliculus and pretectal region. Synonym: brachium colliculi superioris, brachium quadrigeminum superius, superior quadrigeminal brachium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ganglion cervicale superius | The largest and uppermost of the paravertebral sympathetic ganglia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ganglion mesentericum superius | A paired sympathetic ganglion located at the origin of the superior mesenteric artery from the aorta. Synonym: ganglion mesentericum superius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ganglion superius nervi glossopharyngei | <anatomy, nerve> The upper and smaller of two ganglia on the glossopharyngeal nerve as it traverses the jugular foramen. Synonym: ganglion superius nervi glossopharyngei, Ehrenritter's ganglion, intracranial ganglion, jugular ganglion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ganglion superius nervi vagi | <anatomy, nerve> A small sensory ganglion on the vagus as it traverses the jugular foramen. Synonym: ganglion superius nervi vagi, jugular ganglion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| velum medullare superius | The thin layer of white matter stretching between the two superior cerebellar peduncles, forming the roof of the superior recess of the fourth ventricle. Synonym: velum medullare superius, anterior medullary velum, Vieussens' valve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediastinum superius | That part lying above, i.e., above the pericardium; it contains the arch of the aorta and the vessels arising from it, the brachiocephalic veins, and upper portion of the superior vena cava, the trachea, the oesophagus, the thoracic duct, the thymus, and the phrenic, vagus, cardiac, and left recurrent laryngeal nerves. Synonym: mediastinum superius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retinaculum musculorum extensorum superius | The ligament that binds down the extensor tendons proximal to the ankle joint; it is continuous with (a thickening of) the deep fascia of the leg. Synonym: retinaculum musculorum extensorum superius, ligamentum transversum cruris, superior retinaculum of extensor muscles, transverse crural ligament, transverse ligament of leg. (05 Mar 2000) |