| PICA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Porch Index of Communicative Abilities; posterior in... |
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| AV | 1) Azygo(u)s Vein(AV)(= Vena Azygo(u)s); 기정맥(奇靜脈) 1) Atrio-Ventricular |
| SVCO | superior vena-caval obstruction |
| AICA | Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery; Hemifacial Spasm |
| AIIS | Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine |
| vena basalis communis | <anatomy, vein> The tributary to the inferior pulmonary vein (right and left) that receives blood from the superior and inferior basal veins. Synonym: vena basalis communis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vena basalis superior | <anatomy, vein> Tributary to the common basal vein draining the lateral and anterior part of the inferior lobe of each lung. Synonym: vena basalis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena basilica | <anatomy, vein> Arises from the ulnar side of the dorsal venous network of the hand; it curves around the medial side of the forearm, communicates with the cephalic vein via the median cubital vein, and passes up the medial side of the arm to join the axillary vein. Synonym: vena basilica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena basivertebralis | <anatomy, vein> One of a number of veins in the spongy substance of the bodies of the vertebrae, emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus. Synonym: vena basivertebralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena bulbi penis | A tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the bulb of the penis. Synonym: vena bulbi penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena bulbi vestibuli | The vein draining the bulb of the vestibule; a tributary of the internal pudendal vein. Synonym: vena bulbi vestibuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena canaliculi cochleae | It drains the cochlea, sacculus, and part of the utricules, and empties into the superior bulb of the jugular vein by accompanying the perilymphatic duct through the cochlear canaliculus. Synonym: vena aqueductus cochleae, vein of cochlear aqueduct, vena canaliculi cochleae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena canalis pterygoidei | A vein accompanying the nerve and artery through the pterygoid canal and emptying into the pharyngeal venous plexus. Synonym: vena canalis pterygoidei, vidian vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena cardiaca magna | <anatomy, vein> Begins at the apex of the heart (where it anastomoses with the middle cardiac vein), runs first with the anterior interventricular artery as it ascends the anterior interventricular groove, then turns to the left as it approaches or reaches the coronary groove to run with the circumflex branch of the left coronary artery; it merges with the oblique vein of the left atrium to form the coronary sinus. Synonym: vena cordis magna, left coronary vein, vena cardiaca magna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena caval foramen | An opening in the right lobe of the central tendon of the diaphragm which transmits the inferior vena cava and branches of the right phrenic nerve. Synonym: foramen venae cavae, foramen of vena cava, foramen quadratum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis | The single draining vein of the gland; it receives a number of medullary veins; on the right side it empties directly into the inferior vena cava and on the left into the left renal vein. Synonym: vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena centralis retinae | Formed by union of the retinal veins and accompanies the artery of the same name in the optic nerve. Synonym: vena centralis retinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena cephalica | <anatomy, vein> Arises at the radial border of the dorsal venous rete of the hand, passes upward in front of the elbow and along the lateral side of the arm; it empties into the upper part of the axillary vein. Synonym: vena cephalica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena cephalica accessoria | <anatomy, vein> A variable vein that passes along the radial border of the forearm to join the cephalic vein near the elbow. Synonym: vena cephalica accessoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena cerebri anterior | <anatomy, vein> A small vein that parallels the anterior cerebral artery and drains into the basal vein. Synonym: vena cerebri anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |