| APDER | anterior-posterior dual energy radiography |
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| 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-... |
| FDP | fibrin degradation product; fibrinogen degradation product; flexor digitorum profundus; frontodextra... |
| facies articularis carpi radii | The biconcave distal surface of the radius for articulation with the scaphoid bone laterally and the lunate medially. Synonym: facies articularis carpi radii. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| facies articularis cartilaginis arytenoideae | The oval surface on the undersurface of the muscular process of the arytenoid for articulation with the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: facies articularis cartilaginis arytenoideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis cuboidea calcanei | The saddle-shaped surface on the anterior end of the calcaneus for articulation with the cuboid bone. Synonym: facies articularis cuboidea calcanei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis inferior atlantis | One of two concave surfaces on the lateral masses of the atlas that articulate with corresponding surfaces on the axis. Synonym: facies articularis inferior atlantis, fovea articularis inferior atlantis, inferior articular pit of atlas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis malleoli fibulae | The surface on the medial aspect of the lateral malleolus that articulates with the talus. Synonym: facies articularis malleoli fibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis navicularis tali | The large convex surface on the head of the talus for articulation with the navicular bone. Synonym: facies articularis navicularis tali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis ossis temporalis | The smooth portion of the mandibular articular fossa and eminence of the temporal bone that articulates with the disk of the temporomandibular joint. Synonym: facies articularis ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis patellae | The posterior surface of the patella, covered with hyaline cartilage and subdivided by a vertical ridge into a larger lateral and a smaller medial surface for articulation with the corresponding condyles of the femur. Synonym: facies articularis patellae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis sternalis claviculae | The oval surface on the sternal end of the clavicle that articulates with the fibrocartilaginous disk of the sternoclavicular joint. Synonym: facies articularis sternalis claviculae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis superior atlantis | One of two concave articular surfaces on the superior aspect of the lateral masses of the atlas that articulate with the occipital condyles. Synonym: facies articularis superior atlantis, fovea articularis superior atlantis, superior articular pit of atlas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis talaris anterior calcanei | Underlies the head of the talus and contributes to the talocalcaneonavicular joint. Synonym: facies articularis talaris anterior calcanei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis talaris calcanei | Any of the three facets of the calcaneus that articulate with the overlying talus; the talar articular surface anterior and middle talar articular surface contribute to the talocalcaneonavicular joint and are separated by the tarsal sinus from the posterior talar articular surface which enters into the subtalar joint. Synonym: facies articularis talaris calcanei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis talaris media calcanei | Underlies the head of the talus and contributes to the talocalcaneonavicular joint. Synonym: facies articularis talaris media calcanei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis thyroidea cricoideae | One of two small circular facets on the lateral surface of the cricoid cartilage near the inferior margin of the junction of the arch and lamina for articulation with the inferior horns of the thyroid cartilage. Synonym: facies articularis thyroidea cricoideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis tuberculi costae | An oval facet on the inferomedial part of the tubercle of a rib for articulation with a facet on the transverse process of a vertebra. Synonym: facies articularis tuberculi costae. (05 Mar 2000) |