| AOPW, AoPW | aortic posterior wall |
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| A&P | anterior and posterior; assessment and plans; auscultation and percussion |
| APDER | anterior-posterior dual energy radiography |
| APV | abnormal posterior vector |
| CPC | central posterior curve; cerebellar Purkinje cell; cerebral palsy clinic; cerebral performance categ... |
| bursa subtendinea musculi tricipitus brachii | <anatomy> The bursa located deep to the tendon of the triceps brachii near its insertion on the olecranon. Synonym: bursa subtendinea musculi tricipitus brachii. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bursa subtendinea prepatellaris | <anatomy> A bursa between the tendon of the quadriceps and the patella. Synonym: bursa subtendinea prepatellaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa suprapatellaris | <anatomy> A large bursa between the lower part of the femur and the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle. It usually communicates with the cavity of the knee joint. Synonym: bursa suprapatellaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa synovialis | <anatomy> A sac containing synovial fluid which occurs at sites of friction, as between a tendon and a bone over which it plays, or subcutaneously over a bony prominence. The NA lists the following types: subcutaneous synovial bursa, bursa synovialis subcutanea; submuscular synovial bursa, bursa synovialis submuscularis; subfascial synovial bursa, bursa synovialis subfascialis; and subtendinous synovial bursa, bursa synovialis subtendinea. Synonym: bursa synovialis, bursa mucosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa tendinis calcanei | Bursa between the tendo calcaneus and the upper part of the posterior surface of the calcaneum. Synonym: bursa tendinis calcanei, bursa achillis, Achilles bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa trochanterica musculi glutei maximi | <anatomy> The bursa between the greater trochanter of the femur and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea trochanterica. A multilocular bursa between the gluteus maximus muscle and the greater trochanter of the femur. Synonym: bursa trochanterica musculi glutei maximi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa trochanterica musculi glutei minimi | <anatomy> A fairly large bursa usually located between the gluteus minimus and the greater trochanter. Synonym: bursa trochanterica musculi glutei minimi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Calori's bursa | <anatomy> A bursa between the arch of the aorta and the trachea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radial bursa | <anatomy> The synovial sheath that envelops the tendon of the flexor pollicis longus in its course through the carpal canal; it is continuous with the digital sheath of the thumb, the two generally being considered as one sheath. Synonym: vagina tendinis musculi flexoris pollicis longi, radial bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibule of omental bursa | <anatomy> The upper part of the bursa omentalis, just within the epiploic foramen (of Winslow), behind the caudate lobe of the liver. Synonym: vestibulum bursae omentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial malleolar subcutaneous bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the medial malleolus and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea malleoli medialis, subcutaneous bursa of medial malleolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteofemoral bursa | <anatomy> Two or three small bursae between the tendon of the gluteus maximus and the linea aspera. Synonym: bursa intermuscularis musculorum gluteorum, intermuscular gluteal bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteus minimus bursa | <anatomy> A fairly large bursa usually located between the gluteus minimus and the greater trochanter. Synonym: bursa trochanterica musculi glutei minimi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retrohyoid bursa | <anatomy> A bursa between the posterior surface of the body of the hyoid bone and the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym: bursa retrohyoidea, Boyer's bursa, bursa of hyoid, subhyoid bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rider's bursa | <anatomy> An adventitious bursa on the inner side of the knee caused by horseback riding. (05 Mar 2000) |