| 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-... |
| regio parietalis capitis | The surface region of the head corresponding to the outlines of the underlying parietal bone. Synonym: regio parietalis capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| regio pectoralis | The region of the chest demarcated by the outline of the pectoralis major muscle. See: pectoral region, regions of chest. Synonym: regio pectoralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio perinealis | The regio at the lower end of the trunk, anterior to the sacral region and posterior to the pubic region between the thighs; it is divided into the anal triangle posteriorly and the urogenital triangle anteriorly. Synonym: regio perinealis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio plantaris | An alternate term for sole of foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio presternalis | The part of the chest over the sternum. Synonym: regio presternalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio pubica | The lower central region of the abdomen below the umbilical region. Synonym: hypogastrium, regio pubica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio respiratoria tunicae mucosae nasi | The area commencing at the vestibule of the nose lined with respiratory mucosa; with the exception of the olfactory mucusa, it includes the entire nasal cavity. Synonym: regio respiratoria tunicae mucosae nasi, respiratory region of tunica mucosa of nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio sacralis | The area of the back overlying the sacrum. Synonym: regio sacralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio scapularis | The area of the back corresponding to the outlines of the scapula. Synonym: regio scapularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio sternocleidomastoidea | The region overlying the sternocleidomastoid muscle, including the lesser supraclavicular fossa. Synonym: regio sternocleidomastoidea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio suralis | sural region, sural region |
| regio talocruralis | The region of the lower limb between the leg (crus) and the foot (pes). Synonym: regio talocruralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio temporalis capitis | The surface region of the head corresponding approximately to the outlines of the temporal bone. Synonym: regio temporalis capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio umbilicalis | The central region of the abdomen about the umbilicus. Synonym: regio umbilicalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio urogenitalis | The anterior portion of the perineal region containing the openings of the urethra and vagina in the female and the urethra and root structures of the penis in the male. Synonym: regio urogenitalis, urogenital region. (05 Mar 2000) |