| PEC | pelvic cramps; peritoneal exudate cell; pyrogenic exotoxin C |
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| PFC | pair-fed control [mice]; patient-focused care; pelvic flexion contracture; perfluorocarbon; pericard... |
| PFE | pelvic floor exercise |
| PID | pain intensity difference [score]; pelvic inflammatory disease; photoionization detector; picture im... |
| PLND | pelvic lymph node dissection |
| posterior parietal artery | <anatomy, artery> The branch distributed to the posterior part of the parietal lobe. Synonym: arteria parietales posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior pelvic exenteration | Removal of the vagina, uterus, adnexa, rectum, anus, and adjacent lymph nodes; a colostomy is necessary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cystic pelvic mass | <radiology> Physiologic ovarian cyst, The Big Three (ectopic, PID, endometriosis), ovarian neoplasm, nongynecologic mass (12 Dec 1998) |
| sagittal border of parietal bone | The medial border of the parietal bone entering into the sagittal suture. Synonym: margo sagittalis ossis parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| second parallel pelvic plane | The plane extending from the middle of the posterior surface of the pubic symphysis to the junction of the second and third sacral vertebrae, and laterally passing through the ischial bones over the middle of the acetabulum. Synonym: second parallel pelvic plane, wide plane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoidal angle of parietal bone | The anterior inferior angle of the parietal bone. Synonym: angulus sphenoidalis ossis parietalis, sphenoid angle, sphenoidal angle, Welcker's angle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous border of parietal bone | The lateral border of the parietal bone that articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone. Synonym: margo squamosus ossis parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior internal parietal artery | <anatomy, artery> The largest cortical branch of the pericallosal artery supplying the medial and superolateral surface of the parietal lobe posterior to the paracentral lobule; rarely does it extend to supply part of the occipital lobe. Synonym: arteria parieto-occipitalis, superior internal parietal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior parietal gyrus | The area of the convex surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum lying between the longitudinal fissure and the interparietal sulcus behind the posterior central gyrus; it is continuous with the precuneus on the medial aspect of the hemisphere. Synonym: lobulus parietalis superior, superior parietal gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior parietal lobule | The area of the convex surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum lying between the longitudinal fissure and the interparietal sulcus behind the posterior central gyrus; it is continuous with the precuneus on the medial aspect of the hemisphere. Synonym: lobulus parietalis superior, superior parietal gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior pelvic aperture | The upper opening of the true pelvis, bounded anteriorly by the pubic symphysis and the pubic crest on either side, laterally by the iliopectineal lines, and posteriorly by the promontory of the sacrum. Synonym: apertura pelvis superior, aditus pelvis, first parallel pelvic plane, pelvic brim, pelvic inlet, pelvic plane of inlet, plane of inlet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disease, pelvic inflammatory | Despite its seeming lack of gender, this term is applied to women only. PID refers exclusively to ascending infection of the female genital tract above the cervix. (12 Dec 1998) |
| inferior internal parietal artery | <anatomy, artery> The last cortical branch of the pericallosal artery; it supplies the inferior part of the precuneus. Synonym: arteria precunealis, inferior internal parietal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior parietal gyrus | The area of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum lying below the interparietal sulcus; it contains the angular and the supramarginal gyri. Synonym: lobulus parietalis inferior, inferior parietal gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior parietal lobule | The area of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum lying below the interparietal sulcus; it contains the angular and the supramarginal gyri. Synonym: lobulus parietalis inferior, inferior parietal gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |