| VRD | ventricular radial dysplasia |
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| TOF | 1) Tetralogy Of Fallot ? CIx of Corrective Op ... |
| AICA | anterior inferior cerebellar artery; anterior inferior communicating artery |
| ALCAPA | anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery |
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| anterior interosseous artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, common interosseous; distribution, deep parts of the forearm anteriorly; anastomoses, posterior interosseous. Synonym: arteria interossea anterior, arteria interossea volaris, volar interosseous artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anterior interventricular artery | <anatomy, artery> Anterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery. Terminal branch (with circumflex coronary artery) of left coronary artery; descends in anterior interventricular groove to apex, anastomosing with posterior interventricular artery. Supplies most of sternal aspect of ventricles and anterior two-thirds of interventricular septum, including atrioventricular bundle of conducting tissue. Synonym: ramus interventricularis anterior arteriae coronariae sinistrae, anterior descending artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior lateral malleolar artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, anterior tibial; distribution, ankle joint; anastomoses, peroneal, lateral tarsal. Synonym: arteria malleolaris anterior lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior medial malleolar artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, anterior tibial; distribution, ankle joint and neighboring integument; anastomoses, branches of posterior tibial. Synonym: arteria malleolaris anterior medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior meningeal artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, anterior ethmoidal; distribution, meninges in anterior cranial fossa; anastomoses, branches of middle meningeal and meningeal branches of internal carotid and lacrimal. Synonym: arteria meningea anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior parietal artery | <anatomy, artery> The branch distributed to the anterior part of the parietal lobe. Synonym: arteria parietales anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior peroneal artery | See: perforating branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior scrotal branch of external pudendal artery | <anatomy, artery> Distribution, skin of anterior scrotum; anastomoses, posterior scrotal branches from internal pudendal artery. Synonym: rami scrotales anteriores arteriae pudendae externae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior spinal artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, intracranial part of vertebral; distribution, spinal cord and pia mater; anastomoses, spinal of intercostal and lumbar arteries. Synonym: arteria spinalis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior superior segmental artery of kidney | Origin, anterior branch of renal. See: segmental arteries of kidney. Synonym: arteria segmenti anterioris superioris renis, artery of anterior {superior segment of kidney}. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior temporal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the insular part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex of the anterior part of the temporal lobe. Synonym: arteria temporalis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior tibial artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, popliteal; branches, posterior and anterior tibial recurrent, lateral and medial anterior malleolar, dorsalis pedis, lateral tarsal, medial tarsal, arcuate, dorsal metatarsal, and dorsal digital. Synonym: arteria tibialis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior tibial recurrent artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the anterior tibial artery which ascends to supply the front and sides of the knee joint, thus contributing to the articular network of the knee. Synonym: arteria recurrens tibialis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior tympanic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, maxillary; distribution, middle ear; anastomoses, tympanic branches of internal carotid and ascending pharyngeal and stylomastoid. Synonym: arteria tympanica anterior, glaserian artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apical branch of inferior lobar branch of right pulmonary artery | <anatomy, artery> Branch (of the inferior lobar branch) of the right pulmonary artery serving the apical segment of the inferior lobe of the right lung. Synonym: ramus apicalis lobi inferioris arteriae pulmonalis dextrae. (05 Mar 2000) |