| AICA | anterior inferior cerebellar artery; anterior inferior communicating artery |
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| ALH | angiolymphoid hyperplasia; anterior lobe hormone; anterior lobe of hypophysis |
| APL | abductor pollicis longus; accelerated painless labor; acute promyelocytic leukemia; animal placenta ... |
| LADA | laboratory animal dander allergy; left acromio-dorso-anterior [position]; left anterior descending a... |
| OA | obstructive apnea; occipital artery; occipito-anterior; occiput anterior; octanoic acid; ocular albi... |
| articular nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of a nerve supplying a joint. Synonym: nervus articularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| articular network | A vascular rete in the neighborhood of a joint, where such arrangements are common, enabling a collateral circulation by which blood will be supplied distal to the joint regardless of compromises resulting from joint position. Synonym: circulus articularis vasculosus, rete vasculosum articulare, articular network. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular pit of head of radius | The depression on the top (superior surface) of the head of the radius for articulation with the capitulum of the humerus. Synonym: fovea articularis capitis radii, articular pit of head of radius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular rheumatism | <rheumatology> An inflammatory condition that affects joints. Can be infective, autoimmune, traumatic in origin. Origin: Gr. Arthron = joint (18 Nov 1997) |
| articular sensibility | Appreciation of sensation in joint surfaces. Synonym: arthresthesia, joint sense. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular surface | Any articular surface. Synonym: facies articularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular surface of acromion | A small oval facet on the medial border of the acromion for articulation with the lateral end of the clavicle. Synonym: facies articularis acromii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular surface of arytenoid cartilage | 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) |
| articular surface of head of fibula | The flat circular surface on the head of the fibula for articulation with the corresponding facet on the lateral condyle of the tibia. Synonym: facies articularis capitis fibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular surface of head of rib | An articular surface on the head of a rib that articulates with the body of a vertebra. Synonym: facies articularis capitis costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular surface of patella | 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) |
| articular surface of temporal bone | 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) |
| articular surface of tubercle of rib | 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) |
| articular tubercle of temporal bone | Articular eminence of the temporal bone which bounds the mandibular fossa anteriorly; it forms the anterior root of the zygomatic process; it is enclosed by the articular capsule of the temporomandibular joint with the articular fossa; the head of the mandible (and intervening articular disc) move onto the articular tubercle to allow full depression of mandible (opening of mouth). Synonym: tuberculum articulare ossis temporalis, articular eminence of temporal bone, eminentia articularis ossis temporalis, tuber zygomaticum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular vascular circle | An anastomosis of vessels encircling a joint. See: articular vascular network. Synonym: circulus articularis vasculosus. (05 Mar 2000) |