| IP | icterus praecox; imaging plate; immune precipitate; immunoblastic plasma; immunoperoxidase technique... |
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| KPV | key process variable; killed parenteral vaccine |
| NPUI | nursing process utilization inventory |
| PCM | patient care manager or management; patient classification system; primary cutaneous melanoma; proce... |
| PP | diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pa... |
| palatine uvula | A conical projection from the posterior edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of racemose glands, and some muscular fibres (uvulae muscle). Synonym: uvula palatina, pendulous palate. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| palatine vein | <anatomy, vein> Drains the palatine regions and empties into the facial vein. Synonym: vena palatina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median palatine suture | Line of union between the horizontal plates of the palatine bones, continuing the intermaxillary suture posteriorly. Synonym: sutura palatina mediana. (05 Mar 2000) |
| greater palatine artery | <anatomy, artery> Anterior branch of descending palatine artery, supplying the gums and mucous membrane of the hard palate. Synonym: arteria palatina major. (05 Mar 2000) |
| greater palatine canal | The canalis formed between the maxilla and palatine bones; it transmits the descending palatine artery and the greater palatine nerve. Synonym: canalis palatinus major, pterygopalatine canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| greater palatine foramen | An opening in the posterolateral corner of the hard palate opposite the last molar tooth, marking the lower end of the pterygopalatine canal. Synonym: foramen palatinum majus, anterior palatine foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| greater palatine groove | A groove on both the body of the maxilla and the perpendicular plate of the palatine bone; when the bones are articulated the grooves form the greater palatine canal. Synonym: sulcus palatinus major, pterygopalatine groove, sulcus for greater palatine nerve, sulcus pterygopalatinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| greater palatine nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the pterygopalatine ganglion that passes downward through the greater palatine canal to supply the mucosa and glands of the hard palate, and the anterior part of the soft palate. Synonym: nervus palatinus major. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pharyngeal branch of descending palatine artery | <anatomy, artery> May arise as a separate branch or as a continuation of lesser palatine artery. Synonym: ramus pharyngeus arteriae palatini descendens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior inferior nasal branches of greater palatine nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of greater palatine nerve to posterior inferior lateral wall of nasal cavity, including posterior aspect of mucosa over posterior portion of inferior nasal concha and meatus; may arise independently from pterygopalatine ganglion. Synonym: rami nasales posteriores inferiores nervi palatini majoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior palatine arch | One of a pair of ridges or folds of mucous membrane which passes downward from the posterior margin of the soft palate to the lateral wall of the pharynx. It encloses the palatopharyngeus muscle and forms the posterior margin of the tonsillar fossa. It also demarcates the isthmus of fauces from oropharynx. Synonym: arcus palatopharyngeus, pharyngopalatine arch, posterior palatine arch, posterior pillar of fauces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior palatine foramina | Openings on the hard palate of palatine canals passing vertically through the tuberosity of the palatine bone and transmitting the smaller palatine nerves and vessels. Synonym: foramina palatina minora, posterior palatine foramina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior palatine spine | The sharp posterior extremity of the nasal crest of the hard palate. Synonym: spina nasalis posterior, posterior palatine spine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus for greater palatine nerve | A groove on both the body of the maxilla and the perpendicular plate of the palatine bone; when the bones are articulated the grooves form the greater palatine canal. Synonym: sulcus palatinus major, pterygopalatine groove, sulcus for greater palatine nerve, sulcus pterygopalatinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| descending palatine artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, maxillary; distribution, soft palate, gums, and bones and mucous membrane of hard palate; anastomoses, sphenopalatine, ascending palatine, ascending pharyngeal, and tonsillar branches of facial. Synonym: arteria palatina descendens. (05 Mar 2000) |