| postcentral sulcal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the terminal part of the middle cerebral artery distributing to the cortex on either side of the postcentral sulcus. Synonym: arteria sulci postcentralis, artery of postcentral sulcus, postcentral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| postcentral sulcus | The sulcus that demarcates the postcentral gyrus from the superior and inferior parietal lobules. Synonym: sulcus postcentralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postcholecystectomy syndrome | <syndrome> Abdominal sequelae of biliary tract surgery as a result of various biliary tract disorders. Often the same symptoms that are present before the operation recur or postoperative symptoms such as colicky pain, bloating, nausea, and vomiting occur. There is pain on palpation of the right upper quadrant and sometimes jaundice. (12 Dec 1998) |
| postchroming | Additional treatment of a tissue specimen with chromate or a metal mordant to impart special staining properties. Synonym: postchroming. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postcibal | After a meal or the taking of food. Origin: L. Cibum, food (05 Mar 2000) |
| postclavicle | <anatomy> A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle. Postclavic"ular. Origin: Pref. Post- + clavicle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| postclavicular | Posterior to the clavicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postcloacal gut | An extension of the hindgut caudal to the point at which the anal opening is formed. Synonym: postcloacal gut, tailgut. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postcoital | After coitus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postcoitus | The time immediately after coitus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postcomminion | 1. <engineering> The concluding portion of the communion service. 2. A prayer or prayers which the priest says at Mass, after the ablutions. Origin: Pref. Post- + communion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| postcommissure | <anatomy> A transverse commisure in the posterior part of the roof of the third ventricle of the brain; the posterior cerebral commisure. Origin: Pref. Post- + commisure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| postcommissurotomy syndrome | <syndrome> A febrile illness associated with pericardial and sometimes pleuropulmonary reaction that often follows extensive pericardiotomy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| postcommunical part of anterior cerebral artery | <anatomy, artery> The continuation of the anterior cerebral artery after the anterior communicating artery; it supplies branches to the cerebral cortex as it passes along the corpus callosum. Synonym: pars postcommunicalis arteria cerebri anterior, arteria pericallosa, postcommunical part of anterior cerebral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postconcussion neurosis | A type of traumatic neurosis following a cerebral concussion. (05 Mar 2000) |