| PS | pacemaker syndrome; paired stimulation; paradoxical sleep; paraspinal; parasympathetic; Parkinson sy... |
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| PSP | pancreatic spasmolytic peptide; paralytic shellfish poisoning; parathyroid secretory protein; period... |
| PU | palindromic unit; passed urine; pepsin unit; peptic ulcer; pregnancy urine; 6-propyluracil; prostati... |
| TSPAP | total serum prostatic acid phosphatase |
| CMN | caudal mediastinal node; cystic medial necrosis |
| sternal notch | The V shaped notch at the top of the breastbone (sternum). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Notch | <molecular biology> A neurogenic gene of Drosophila. The normal function of Notch is required in ectodermal cells to prevent the cells from differentiating as neuroblasts. Gene product contains 36 repeats of the EGF like domain. (13 Nov 1997) |
| notch for round ligament of liver | The notch in the inferior border of the liver that accommodates the round ligament. Synonym: incisura ligamenti teretis hepatis, incisura umbilicalis, umbilical notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| notch of apex of heart | A slight notch near the apex of the heart where the anterior interventricular sulcus reaches the diaphragmatic surface of the heart. Synonym: incisura apicis cordis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| notch of tentorium | The triangular opening in the tentorium cerebelli through which the brainstem extends from the posterior into the middle cranial fossa. Synonym: incisura tentorii, notch of tentorium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior thyroid notch | A deep notch in the middle of the upper border of the thyroid cartilage. Synonym: incisura thyroidea superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supraorbital notch | A groove in the orbital margin of the frontal bone, about the junction of the medial and intermediate thirds, through which pass the supraorbital nerve and artery. See: supraorbital foramen. Synonym: incisura supraorbitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suprascapular notch | A notch on the superior border of the scapula through which the suprascapular nerve passes. Synonym: incisura scapulae, suprascapular notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suprasternal notch | The V shaped notch at the top of the breastbone (sternum). (12 Dec 1998) |
| dicrotic notch | The acute drop in arterial pressure pulse curves following the systolic peak, corresponding to the incisura of the displacement pulse curve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digastric notch | 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) |
| iliosciatic notch | The deep indentation in the posterior border of the hip bone at the point of union of the ilium and ischium. Synonym: incisura ischiadica major, iliosciatic notch, sacrosciatic notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior thyroid notch | A shallow notch in the middle of the lower border of the thyroid cartilage. Synonym: incisura thyroidea inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interarytenoid notch | The indentation of posterior portion of the aditus laryngis between the two arytenoid cartilages. Synonym: incisura interarytenoidea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interclavicular notch | The V shaped notch at the top of the breastbone (sternum). (12 Dec 1998) |