| APL | abductor pollicis longus; accelerated painless labor; acute promyelocytic leukemia; animal placenta ... |
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| CA | anterior commissure [Lat. commissura anterior]; calcium antagonist; California [rabbit]; cancer; Can... |
| LADA | laboratory animal dander allergy; left acromio-dorso-anterior [position]; left anterior descending a... |
| OA | obstructive apnea; occipital artery; occipito-anterior; occiput anterior; octanoic acid; ocular albi... |
| Sa | the most anterior point of the anterior contour of the sella turcica [point]; saline; Staphylococcus... |
| anterior auricular nerves | Branches of the auriculotemporal nerve that supply the tragus and upper part of the auricle. Synonym: nervi auriculares anteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anterior auricular vein | <anatomy, vein> One of several veins draining the auricle and acoustic meatus and emptying into the retromandibular vein. Synonym: vena auricularis anterior, vena preauricularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior axillary fold | Bounds axilla anteriorly; formed by skin and fascia overlying inferior border of pectoralis major muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior axillary line | A vertical line extending inferiorly from the anterior axillary fold. Synonym: linea axillaris anterior, linea preaxillaris, preaxillary line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior basal branch | Anterior basal branch of basal parts of the inferior lobar branches of the right and left pulmonary arteries, and superior basal branches of the right and left inferior pulmonary veins. Synonym: ramus basalis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior basal segment | Anterior basal segment of inferior lobe of right and left lung; lies between middle lobe and diaphragm. Synonym: segmentum basale anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior belly of digastric muscle | <anatomy> The portion of the digastric muscle which extends anteriorly from the intermediate tendon, and attaches to the posterior aspect of the mandible. Synonym: venter anterior musculi digastrici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior border | The ventral or most forward margin of a structure. Synonym: anterior margin, ventral border. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior border of eyelids | The anterior edge of the free margin of each eyelid, along close to which the eyelashes are embedded. Synonym: limbus palpebrales anteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior border of fibula | A ridge on the shaft of the fibula to which is attached the anterior intermuscular septum of the leg. Synonym: margo anterior fibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior border of lung | The thin anteromedial or sternal edge of the lung which overlaps the pericardial sac anteriorly and forms the boundary between the mediastinal and costal surfaces. Synonym: margo anterior pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior border of pancreas | The sharp margin between the anterior and inferior surfaces of the pancreas. Synonym: margo anterior pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior border of radius | The ridge on the shaft of the radius extending from the radial tuberosity to the anterior part of the styloid process. Synonym: margo anterior radii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior border of testis | An imaginary convex line demarcating the lateral and medial surfaces. Synonym: margo anterior testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior border of tibia | The sharp subcutaneous ridge of the tibia that extends from the tuberosity to the anterior part of the medial malleolus. Synonym: margo anterior tibiae, anticnemion, shin, tibial crest. (05 Mar 2000) |