| SA | salicylic acid; saline [solution]; salt added; sarcoidosis; sarcoma; scalenus anticus; secondary ame... |
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| SSS | scalded skin syndrome; secondary Sjogren syndrome; sick sinus syndrome; specific soluble substance; ... |
| ST | esotropia; scala tympani; scaphotrapezoid; sclerotherapy; sedimentation time; semitendinosus; sensor... |
| NE | national emergency; necrotic enteritis; necrotizing enterocolitis; nephropathia epidemica; nerve end... |
| NRI | nerve root involvement; nerve root irritation; nonrespiratory infection |
| carotid groove | The groove on the body of the sphenoid bone in which the internal carotid artery lies in its course through the cavernous sinus. Synonym: sulcus caroticus, carotid sulcus, cavernous groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| carotid pulse | The pulse of the carotid arteries in the neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid sheath | The dense fibrous investment of the carotid artery, internal jugular vein, and vagus nerve on each side of the neck, deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle; the layers of cervical fascia blend with it. Synonym: vagina carotica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid stenosis | The narrowing or stricture of a carotid artery that may lead to transient ischemic attacks (see cerebral ischemia, transient) and stroke (see cerebrovascular disorders). (12 Dec 1998) |
| carotid sulcus | The groove on the body of the sphenoid bone in which the internal carotid artery lies in its course through the cavernous sinus. Synonym: sulcus caroticus, carotid sulcus, cavernous groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid triangle | A space bounded by the superior belly of the omohyoid muscle, anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid, and posterior belly of the digastric; it contains the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. Synonym: trigonum caroticum, fossa carotica, Gerdy's hyoid fossa, Malgaigne's fossa, Malgaigne's triangle, superior carotid triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid tubercle | The anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra, against which the carotid artery may be compressed by the finger. Synonym: tuberculum caroticum, Chassaignac's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid ultrasound | <investigation> A noninvasive test which uses high-frequency sounds waves to determine extent of blood flow through the carotid arteries in the neck. Used in the evaluation of stoke and TIA symptoms. (08 Jan 1998) |
| carotid-vertebral artery anastomoses | <radiology> Trigeminal a. (most common variant: 0.1-0.2%), otic a., hypoglossal a., proatlantal intersegmental a., ** posterior communicating a. (PCA), -- normal anastomosis of carotid to BASILAR artery) (12 Dec 1998) |
| carotid wall of middle ear | It contains the carotid canal and the opening of the auditory tube. Synonym: paries caroticus cavi tympani, anterior wall of middle ear, carotid wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavernous branch of internal carotid artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the cavernous part of the internal carotid artery supplying the walls of the cavernous sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavernous part of internal carotid artery | <anatomy, artery> The tortuous portion of the internal carotid artery located within the cavernous sinus; it has numerous small branches. Synonym: pars cavernosa arteriae carotidis internae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebral part of internal carotid artery | <anatomy, artery> The portion of the internal carotid artery that supplies the brain; its branches are: superior hypophyseal, clival, ophthalmic, anterior choroidal, anterior cerebral, and middle cerebral. Synonym: pars cerebralis arteriae carotidis internae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cervical part of internal carotid artery | <anatomy, artery> The unbranched portion located in the neck. Synonym: pars cervicalis arteriae carotidis internae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meningeal branch of internal carotid artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch from the cavernous part of the internal carotid artery to the meninges of the anterior cranial fossa. Synonym: ramus meningeus arteriae carotidis internae. (05 Mar 2000) |