| NPCP | National Prostatic Cancer Project; non-Pneumocystis pneumonia |
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| PAP | pancreatitis-associated protein; Papanicolaou [test]; papaverine; passive-aggressive personality; pa... |
| PC | avoirdupois weight [Lat. pondus civile]; packed cells; paper chromatography; paracortex; parent cell... |
| PCA | para-chloramphetamine; parietal cell antibody; passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; patient care assistant... |
| PF | pair feeding; peak flow; perfusion fluid; pericardial fluid; periosteal fibroblast; peritoneal fluid... |
| radial notch | The concavity on the lateral aspect of the coronoid process of the ulna that articulates with the head of the radius. Synonym: incisura radialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pancreatic notch | A notch separating the uncinate process of the head of the pancreas from the neck. Synonym: incisura pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mandibular notch | The deep notch between the condylar and coronoid processes of the mandible. Synonym: incisura mandibulae, sigmoid notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| marsupial notch | A narrow notch between the cerebellar hemispheres posteriorly, occupied by the falx cerebelli. Synonym: incisura cerebelli posterior, marsupial notch, posterior notch of cerebellum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vertebral notch | One of the two concavities above (superior) and below (inferior) the pedicle of a vertebra; the notches of two adjacent vertebrae (plus the intervertebral disc) form an intervertebral foramen. Synonym: incisura vertebralis, intervertebral notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parietal notch | The angle posteriorly between the squamous and petrous parts of the temporal bone. Synonym: incisura parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parotid notch | The space between the ramus of the mandible and the mastoid process of the temporal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid notch | The groove medial to the mastoid process of the temporal bone from which the digastric muscle originates. Synonym: incisura mastoidea, digastric groove, digastric notch, mastoid notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| greater sciatic notch | The deep indentation in the posterior border of the hip bone at the point of union of the ilium and ischium. Synonym: incisura ischiadica major, iliosciatic notch, sacrosciatic notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rivinus' notch | The notch in the superior part of the tympanic ring bridged by the flaccid part of the tympanic membrane. Synonym: incisura tympanica, incisura rivini, Rivinus' incisure, Rivinus' notch, tympanic incisure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clavicular notch of sternum | A hollow on either side of the upper surface of the manubrium sterni which articulates with the clavicle. Synonym: incisura clavicularis, clavicular facet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscle of notch of helix | An occasional muscle on the cranial surface of the auricle spanning the antitragohelicine fissure. Synonym: musculus incisurae helicis, musculus intertragicus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal notch | One of the notches or facets on the lateral edge of the sternum for articulation with a costal cartilage. Synonym: incisura costalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cotyloid notch | A gap in the inferior the margin of the acetabulum. Synonym: incisura acetabuli, cotyloid notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| popliteal notch | The deep fossa between the femoral condyles in which the cruciate ligaments are attached. Synonym: fossa intercondylaris, intercondyloid fossa, intercondylic fossa, intercondyloid notch, popliteal notch. (05 Mar 2000) |