| PCA | para-chloramphetamine; parietal cell antibody; passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; patient care assistant... |
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| PCL | pacing cycle length; persistent corpus luteum; plasma cell leukemia; posterior chamber lens; posteri... |
| PD | Doctor of Pharmacy; Dublin Pharmacopoeia; interpupillary distance; Paget disease; pancreatic duct; p... |
| PICA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Porch Index of Communicative Abilities; posterior in... |
| PP | diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pa... |
| bronchial arteries | Left bronchial arteries arise from the thoracic aorta, the right from the first aortic intercostal or the upper left bronchial artery; they supply the bronchi and the lower trachea. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| caecal arteries | See: anterior caecal artery, posterior caecal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcaneal arteries | The calcaneal branches or arteries, branches to the structures in the calcaneal region from 1) the posterior tibial artery and 2) the peroneal artery. Synonym: rami calcanei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radicular arteries | Branches of spinal arteries distributed to the dorsal and ventral roots of spinal nerves and their coverings.spinal arteries.. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macular arteries | See: inferior macular arteriole, superior macular arteriole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpebral arteries | Branches of the ophthalmic supplying the upper and lower eyelids, consisting of two sets, lateral and medial. Synonym: arteriae palpebrales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric arteries | Arteries supplying the stomach along the lesser curvature. See: left gastric artery, right gastric artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastroepiploic arteries | Arteries which supply the stomach and greater omentum as the course along the greater curvature of the stomach. See: left gastroepiploic artery, right gastroepiploic artery. Synonym: gastro-omental arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastro-omental arteries | Arteries which supply the stomach and greater omentum as the course along the greater curvature of the stomach. See: left gastroepiploic artery, right gastroepiploic artery. Synonym: gastro-omental arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mammary arteries | Arteries originating from the subclavian or axillary arteries and distributing to the anterior thoracic wall, mediastinal structures, diaphragm, pectoral muscles and mammary gland. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ventral splanchnic arteries | Artery's that arise on the embryo from the dorsal aorta and are distributed to the digestive tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ventricular arteries | Branches of the right and left coronary arteries distributed to the muscle of the ventricles. Synonym: arteriae ventriculares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genicular arteries | Arteries contributing to the articular network of the knee. See: descending genicular artery, inferior lateral genicular artery, inferior medial genicular artery, middle genicular artery, superior lateral genicular artery, superior medial genicular artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caroticotympanic arteries | Small branches from the petrous part of the internal carotid artery supplying the tympanic cavity; anastomose with the anterior tympanic and maxillary arteries. Synonym: arteriae caroticotympanicae arteriae carotidis internae, rami caroticotympanici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid arteries | <anatomy> Paired large calibre vessels that pass on either side of the neck supplying oxygenated blood to the brain. Occlusive disease (atherosclerosis) of the vessels can lead to stroke. (27 Sep 1997) |