| OEIS | omphalocele, exstrophy, imperforate anus, spinal defects [complex] |
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| PISCES | percutaneously inserted spinal cord electrical stimulation |
| PSMA | proximal spinal muscular atrophy |
| PSP | pancreatic spasmolytic peptide; paralytic shellfish poisoning; parathyroid secretory protein; period... |
| SAPF | simultaneous anterior and posterior [spinal] fusion |
| pulmonary arteries | <anatomy> The pulmonary arteries deliver deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs. They are the only arteries in the human body that carry deoxygenated blood. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| short gastric arteries | Four or five small arteries given off from the splenic, passing via the gastrosplenic ligament to the fundus of the stomach along the greater curvature, and anastomosing with the other arteries in that region. Synonym: arteriae gastricae breves, vasa brevia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sigmoid arteries | Origin, inferior mesenteric; distribution, descending colon and sigmoid flexure; anastomoses, left colic, superior rectal. Synonym: arteriae sigmoideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small arteries | Unnamed muscular artery's, usually with fewer than six or seven layers of muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatic arteries | Artery's that arise in the embryo from the dorsal aorta and supply the body wall; they persist almost unchanged as the posterior intercostal, subcostal, and lumbar artery's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternal arteries | <anatomy, artery> Branches of internal thoracic artery which pass medially to supply the transversus thoracis muscle and posterior sternum. Synonym: rami sternales arteriae thoracicae internae, sternal arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nutrient arteries of humerus | Origin, deep brachial; distribution, the medullary cavity of the humerus. Synonym: arteriae nutriciae humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior suprarenal arteries | Origin, inferior phrenic artery; distribution, suprarenal gland. Synonym: arteriae suprarenales superiores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal branch of the posterior intercostal arteries 3-11 | Terminal branch (with ventral branch) of the 3rd through 11th posterior intercostal arteries, distributed to thoracic portion of posterior vertebral column, spinal cord and environs, and back. Synonym: ramus dorsalis arteriarum intercostalium posteriorum III-XI. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileal arteries | Origin, superior mesenteric; distribution, ileum; anastomoses, other branches of superior mesenteric. Synonym: arteriae ileales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliac arteries | Arteries related to the ilium. See: common iliac artery, deep circumflex iliac artery, external iliac artery, internal iliac artery, superficial circumflex iliac artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inguinal branches of external pudendal arteries | Branches to the inguinal region which may arise as branches of external pudendal arteries or as direct branches of the femoral artery. Supply skin and subcutaneous tissues, including inguinal lymph nodes. Synonym: rami inguinales arteriae pudendae externae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| insular arteries | Branches from the insular part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex of the insula. Synonym: arteriae insulares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercostal arteries | Arteries which course in the thoracic wall between ribs. See: anterior intercostal arteries, posterior intercostal arteries 1-2, posterior intercostal arteries 3-11, superior intercostal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interlobar arteries of kidney | The branches of the segmental arteries of the kidney; they run between the renal lobes and give rise to the arcuate arteries. Synonym: arteriae interlobares renis. (05 Mar 2000) |