| PACT | papillary carcinoma of thyroid; precordial acceleration tracing; prepaid accountable care term |
|---|---|
| PCD | pacer-cardioverter-defibrillator; papillary collecting duct; paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration;... |
| PM | after death (Lat. post mortem); after noon [Lat. post meridiem]; mean pressure; pacemaker; pantomogr... |
| PN | papillary necrosis; parenteral nutrition; penicillin; perceived noise; percussion note; periarteriti... |
| PP | diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pa... |
| carpal groove | The concavity on the anterior surface of the arch formed by the carpal bones. Synonym: sulcus carpi, carpal canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| mastoid groove | 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) |
| gingivobuccal groove | The upper and lower half of the buccal vestibule on each side. Synonym: alveolobuccal sulcus, gingivobuccal groove, gingivobuccal sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gingivolabial groove | The upper and lower half of the labial vestibule, in the embryo, the groove formed by the deepening of the labial sulcus; its inner wall becomes incorporated with the alveolar process of the mandible or the maxilla, and its outer wall with the lips and cheeks. Synonym: alveololabial sulcus, gingivolabial groove, gingivolabial sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gingivolingual groove | That part of the oral cavity proper, on each side of the frenulum linguae, between the tongue and the mandibular alveolar process or ridge, in the embryo, the groove on each side between the lingual primordium and the alveolar elevations of the mandible. Synonym: alveololingual sulcus, gingivolingual groove, gingivolingual sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavernous 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) |
| medial bicipital groove | at the cubital fossa, the groove separating the biceps brachii and brachialis muscles on the medial side. Synonym: sulcus bicipitalis medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median groove of tongue | <anatomy> Median groove or median longitudinal raphe of tongue; raphe linguae; a slight longitudinal depression running forward on the dorsal surface of the tongue from the foramen caecum. Synonym: sulcus medianus linguae, median longitudinal raphe of tongue, raphe linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medullary groove | The gutter-like groove formed in the midline of the embryo's dorsal surface by the progressive elevation of the lateral margins of the neural plate; the ultimate dorsal fusion of the margins results in the formation of the neural tube. Synonym: medullary groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vomeral groove | The groove on the anterior border of the vomer that receives the septal cartilage. Synonym: sulcus vomeralis, sulcus vomeris, vomeral sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vomerovaginal groove | A sulcus on the inferior aspect of the vaginal process of the sphenoid bone that, together with ala of the vomer, forms the vomerovaginal canal. Synonym: sulcus vomerovaginalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retention groove | One of the groove's forming opposing vertical constrictions in a tooth to aid in retention of a dental restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chiasmatic groove | The groove on the upper surface of the sphenoid bone running transversely between the optic canals bounded anteriorly by the sphenoidal limbus and posteriorly by the tuberculum sellae; forms in relationship to the optic chiasm. Synonym: sulcus prechiasmatis, chiasmatic sulcus, optic groove, prechiasmatic sulcus. (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) |
| groove | 1. A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut. 2. Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine. "The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove." (J. Morley) 3. [See Grove. <chemical> A shaft or excavation. Origin: D. Groef, groeve; akin to E. Grove. See Grove. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |