| PD | Doctor of Pharmacy; Dublin Pharmacopoeia; interpupillary distance; Paget disease; pancreatic duct; p... |
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| PICA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Porch Index of Communicative Abilities; posterior in... |
| PP | diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pa... |
| PPA | palpation, percussion, auscultation; pepsin A; phenylpropanolamine; phenylpyruvic acid; Pittsburgh p... |
| Sp | the most posterior point on the posterior contour of the sella turcica; species; specific; specimen;... |
| radicular arteries | Branches of spinal arteries distributed to the dorsal and ventral roots of spinal nerves and their coverings.spinal arteries.. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| macular arteries | See: inferior macular arteriole, superior macular arteriole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpebral arteries | Branches of the ophthalmic supplying the upper and lower eyelids, consisting of two sets, lateral and medial. Synonym: arteriae palpebrales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric arteries | Arteries supplying the stomach along the lesser curvature. See: left gastric artery, right gastric artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastroepiploic arteries | Arteries which supply the stomach and greater omentum as the course along the greater curvature of the stomach. See: left gastroepiploic artery, right gastroepiploic artery. Synonym: gastro-omental arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastro-omental arteries | Arteries which supply the stomach and greater omentum as the course along the greater curvature of the stomach. See: left gastroepiploic artery, right gastroepiploic artery. Synonym: gastro-omental arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mammary arteries | Arteries originating from the subclavian or axillary arteries and distributing to the anterior thoracic wall, mediastinal structures, diaphragm, pectoral muscles and mammary gland. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ventral splanchnic arteries | Artery's that arise on the embryo from the dorsal aorta and are distributed to the digestive tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ventricular arteries | Branches of the right and left coronary arteries distributed to the muscle of the ventricles. Synonym: arteriae ventriculares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genicular arteries | Arteries contributing to the articular network of the knee. See: descending genicular artery, inferior lateral genicular artery, inferior medial genicular artery, middle genicular artery, superior lateral genicular artery, superior medial genicular artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caroticotympanic arteries | Small branches from the petrous part of the internal carotid artery supplying the tympanic cavity; anastomose with the anterior tympanic and maxillary arteries. Synonym: arteriae caroticotympanicae arteriae carotidis internae, rami caroticotympanici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid arteries | <anatomy> Paired large calibre vessels that pass on either side of the neck supplying oxygenated blood to the brain. Occlusive disease (atherosclerosis) of the vessels can lead to stroke. (27 Sep 1997) |
| parietal arteries | Branches of the terminal part of the middle cerebral artery, divided into two branches: anterior parietal artery and posterior parietal artery. Synonym: arteriae parietales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavernous arteries | <anatomy, artery> A number of small branches of the cavernous part of the internal carotid artery. See: ganglionic branch of internal carotid artery, basal tentorial branch of internal carotid artery, marginal tentorial branch of internal carotid artery. Synonym: ramus sinus cavernosi arteriae carotidis arteriae, cavernous arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial malleolar arteries | Medial malleolar branches of posterior tibial artery. Synonym: rami malleolares mediales, arteriae malleolares posteriores mediales. (05 Mar 2000) |