| CA | anterior commissure [Lat. commissura anterior]; calcium antagonist; California [rabbit]; cancer; Can... |
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| 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... |
| ACA | Anterior Cerebral Artery |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| anterior border of ulna | The ridge on the body of the ulna that extends from the tuberosity to the anterior part of the styloid process. Synonym: margo anterior ulnae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior brachial region | The anterior region of the arm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior branch | The anterior branch of the following: great auricular nerve lateral cerebral sulcus left and right superior pulmonary veins medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm obturator artery obturator nerve renal artery right branch of portal vein right hepatic duct superior thyroid artery ulnar recurrent artery. Synonym: ramus anterior. (05 May 2002) |
| anterior caecal artery | <anatomy, artery> An artery that originates from the ileocolic artery and supplies the anterior region of caecum. Synonym: arteria caecalis anterior. (05 May 2002) |