| SLP | left sacroposterior [fetal position] [Lat. sacrolaeva posterior]; segmental limb systolic pressure; ... |
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| LHA | lateral hypothalamic area; left hepatic artery |
| LMS | lateral medullary syndrome; left main stem [coronary artery]; leiomyosarcoma; Licentiate in Medicine... |
| LA | lactic acid; large amount; laser angioplasty; late abortion; late antigen; latex agglutination; left... |
| LLL | left lower [eye]lid; left liver lobe; left lower leg; left lower lobe |
| lateral frontobasal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the insular part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex of the lateral, inferior part of the frontal lobe. Synonym: arteria frontobasalis lateralis, ramus orbitofrontalis lateralis, lateral orbitofrontal branch, orbitofrontal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lateral inferior genicular artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, popliteal; distribution, knee joint; anastomoses, lateral superior genicular and anterior tibial recurrent (and posterior); i.e., articular vascular network of knee. Synonym: arteria genus inferior lateralis, lateral inferior genicular artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral nasal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the facial artery which supplies the dorsum and ala of the nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral occipital artery | <anatomy, artery> One of the terminal branches of the posterior cerebral artery; it supplies, by several named branches, the lateral portions of the temporal lobe. Synonym: arteria occipitalis lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral plantar artery | <anatomy, artery> Larger of the two terminal branches of the posterior tibial; distribution, forms the plantar arch and through it supplies the sole of the foot and plantar surfaces of the toes; anastomoses, medial plantar, dorsalis pedis. Synonym: arteria plantaris lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral sacral artery | <anatomy, artery> Usually one of two arteries which arise from the internal iliac artery or its branches; they supply muscles and skin in the neighborhood and send branches into the sacral canal, supplying radicular and spinal arteries, and continuing on to the skin and subcutaneous tissues overlying the sacrum. Synonym: arteria sacralis lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral superior genicular artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, popliteal; distribution, knee joint; anastomoses, lateral circumflex femoral, third perforating, anterior tibial recurrent, lateral inferior genicular, i.e., the articular vascular network of the knee. Synonym: arteria genus superior lateralis, lateral superior genicular artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral tarsal artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, dorsalis pedis; distribution, tarsal joints and extensor digitorum brevis muscle; anastomoses, arcuate, peroneal, lateral plantar, anterior lateral malleolar. Synonym: arteria tarsea lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral thoracic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, muscles of chest and mammary gland. Synonym: arteria thoracica lateralis, external mammary artery, long thoracic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anastomotic branch of middle meningeal artery to lacrimal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the middle meningeal artery arising in the cranial cavity which runs anteriorly through the superior orbital fissure to anastomose with the lacrimal artery. See: orbital branch of middle meningeal artery. Synonym: ramus anastomoticus arteriae meningeae mediae cum lacrimali. (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) |
| basal | Pertaining to or situated near a base. (18 Nov 1997) |
| basal age | The highest mental age level of the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale at which all items are passed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal anaesthesia | Parenteral administration of one or more sedatives to produce a state of depressed consciousness short of a general anaesthesia. (05 Mar 2000) |