| IPH | idiopathic portal hypertension; idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis; idiopathic pulmonary hypertensio... |
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| LPV | left portal view; left pulmonary veins |
| MPV | main portal vein; mean platelet volume; mitral valve prolapse |
| PC | avoirdupois weight [Lat. pondus civile]; packed cells; paper chromatography; paracortex; parent cell... |
| PHT | phenytoin; portal hypertension; primary hyperthyroidism; pulmonary hypertension |
| splenic portal venography | Introduction of radiopaque material into the spleen to obtain an X-ray visualization of the portal vessel of the portal circulation. Synonym: splenic portal venography. Origin: spleno-+ portography (05 Mar 2000) |
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| transverse part of left branch of portal vein | <anatomy, vein> The long unbranched portion of the left branch of the portal vein. Synonym: pars transversa rami sinistri venae portae hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| umbilical part of left branch of portal vein | <anatomy, vein> The highly branched part of the left branch of the portal vein; the round and venous ligaments attach to this part. Synonym: pars umbilicalis rami sinistri venae portae hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alveolar canals | Canals in the body of the maxilla that transmit nerves and vessels from the alveolar foramina to the maxillary teeth. Synonym: canales alveolares, alveolodental canals, dental canals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alveolodental canals | Canals in the body of the maxilla that transmit nerves and vessels from the alveolar foramina to the maxillary teeth. Synonym: canales alveolares, alveolodental canals, dental canals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampulla of the saemicircular canals | A circumscribed dilation of one extremity of each of the three bony saemicircular canals, anterior, posterior, and lateral; each contains an ampulla of the saemicircular ducts. Synonym: ampulla ossea, osseous ampulla. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior saemicircular canals | The three bony tubes in the labyrinth of the ear within which the membranous saemicircular ducts are located; they lie in planes at right angles to each other and are known as anterior saemicircular canal, posterior saemicircular canal, and lateral saemicircular canal. Synonym: canales saemicirculares ossei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bony saemicircular canals | The three bony tubes in the labyrinth of the ear within which the membranous saemicircular ducts are located; they lie in planes at right angles to each other and are known as anterior saemicircular canal, posterior saemicircular canal, and lateral saemicircular canal. Synonym: canales saemicirculares ossei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Breschet's canals | Channels in the diploe that accommodate the diploic veins. Synonym: canales diploici, Breschet's canals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canals for lesser palatine nerves | Canalis's located in the posterior part of the palatine bone. Synonym: canales palatini minores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canals of Scarpa | Separate canals for the nasopalatine nerves and vessels. These canals normally fuse to form the incisive canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| galactophorous canals | The ducts, numbering 15 or 20, which drain the lobes of the mammary gland; they open at the nipple. Synonym: ductus lactiferi, canalicular ducts, galactophore, galactophorous canals, galactophorous ducts, mamillary ducts, mammary ducts, milk ducts, tubuli galactophori, tubuli lactiferi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central canals of cochlea | Centrally placed channels that convey vessels and nerves to the apical turns of the cochlea. Synonym: canales longitudinales modioli, central canals of cochlea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Volkmann's canals | Vascular canal's in compact bone that, unlike those of the haversian system, are not surrounded by concentric lamellae of bone; they run for the most part transversely, perforating the lamellae of the haversian system, and communicate with the canal's of that system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rivinus' canals | See: major sublingual duct, minor sublingual ducts. (05 Mar 2000) |