| A&P | anterior and posterior; assessment and plans; auscultation and percussion |
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| APDER | anterior-posterior dual energy radiography |
| APV | abnormal posterior vector |
| CPC | central posterior curve; cerebellar Purkinje cell; cerebral palsy clinic; cerebral performance categ... |
| EPA | eicosapentaenoic acid; empiric phrase association; Environmental Protection Agency; erect posterior-... |
| arteria basilaris | <anatomy, artery> Supplies the pons and gives rise to the vertebral arteries, Provides branches to the cerebrum and cerebellum. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| arteria brachialis | <anatomy, artery> The artery that runs from the shoulder down to the elbow. (12 Dec 1998) |
| arteria brachialis superficialis | <anatomy, artery> An occasional variation in which the brachial artery lies superficial to the median nerve in the arm. Synonym: arteria brachialis superficialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria buccalis | <anatomy, artery> Origin, maxillary; distribution, buccinator muscle, skin, and mucous membrane of cheek; anastomoses, buccal branch of facial. Synonym: arteria buccalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria bulbi penis | A branch of the internal pudendal artery which supplies the bulb of the penis including the bulbar urethra. Synonym: arteria bulbi penis, arteria bulbi urethrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria bulbi urethrae | A branch of the internal pudendal artery which supplies the bulb of the penis including the bulbar urethra. Synonym: arteria bulbi penis, arteria bulbi urethrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria bulbi vaginae | An alternate term for artery of bulb of vestibule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria bulbi vestibuli | The branch of the internal pudendal artery in the female that supplies the bulb of the vestibule. Synonym: arteria bulbi vestibuli, arteria bulbi vaginae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria caecalis anterior | <anatomy, artery> An artery that originates from the ileocolic artery and supplies the anterior region of caecum. Synonym: arteria caecalis anterior. (05 May 2002) |
| arteria calcarina | <anatomy, artery> Branch of medial occipital artery which runs in relationship to the calcarine sulcus. Synonym: ramus calcarinus arteriae occipitalis medialis, arteria calcarina, calcarine artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria callosomarginalis | <anatomy, artery> The second branch of the pericallosal artery running in the cingulate sulcus and sending branches to supply part of the medial and superolateral surfaces of the cerebral hemisphere. Synonym: arteria callosomarginalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria canalis pterygoidei | Usually arises from the third part of the maxillary artery, but frequently from the greater palatine artery, within the pterygopalatine fossa. Passes posteriorly to run through the pterygoid canal with the corresponding nerve, supplying the contents and wall of the canal, the mucous membrane of the upper pharynx, the auditory tube and the tympanic cavity. Synonym: arteria canalis pterygoidei, vidian artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria carotis communis | <anatomy, artery> Origin, right from brachiocephalic, left from arch of aorta; runs upward in the neck and divides opposite upper border of thyroid cartilage (C-4 vertebral level) into terminal branches, external and internal carotid. Synonym: arteria carotis communis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria carotis externa | <anatomy, artery> Origin, common carotid at C-4 vertebral level; branches, superior thyroid, lingual, facial, occipital, posterior auricular, ascending pharyngeal, and terminal branches, maxillary and superficial temporal at level of neck of mandible. Synonym: arteria carotis externa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria carotis interna | <anatomy, artery> Arises from the common carotid opposite upper border of thyroid cartilage (C-4 vertebral level) and terminates in the middle cranial fossa by dividing into the anterior and middle cerebral arteries; for descriptive purposes it is divided into four parts: cervical, petrous, cavernous, and cerebral. Synonym: arteria carotis interna. (05 Mar 2000) |