| ECA | External Carotid Artery |
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| ICA | 1) Islet Cell Antibody 2) Internal Carotid Artery |
| IHD | Ischemic Heart Disease = Coronary Heart(Artery) Disease = Atheroscler... |
| LAD | 1) Left Axis Deviation; 좌축 편위 2) Left Anterior Descending coronary artery... |
| LCA | Left Coronary Artery |
| artery, vertebral | A key artery located in the back of the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| ascending artery | <anatomy, artery> The branch of the inferior branch of the ileocolic artery that passes superiorly up the ascending colon to communicate with a branch of the right colic artery and supplying the ascending colon. Synonym: arteria ascendens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ascending branch of the inferior mesenteric artery | <anatomy, artery> Branch of the left colic artery (from inferior mesenteric artery) that passes anteriorly to the left kidney into the transverse mesocolon, where it anastomoses with the middle colic artery. It thus forms an anastomosis between superior and inferior mesenteric arteries, and is a component of the marginal artery (Drummond) of the colon. Synonym: arteria ascendens, arteria intermesenterica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ascending cervical artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, usually a terminal branch of the thyrocervical trunk (along with interior thyroid artery); distribution, muscles of neck and spinal cord; anastomoses, branches of vertebral, occipital, ascending pharyngeal, and deep cervical. Synonym: arteria cervicalis ascendens, cervicalis ascendens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ascending palatine artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, facial; distribution, lateral walls of pharynx, tonsils, auditory tubes, and soft palate; anastomoses, tonsillar branch of facial, dorsal lingual, and descending palatine. Synonym: arteria palatina ascendens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ascending pharyngeal artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, external carotid; distribution, wall of pharynx and soft palate, posterior cranial fossa. Synonym: arteria pharyngea ascendens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atlantic part of vertebral artery | <anatomy, artery> Suboccipital part of vertebral artery. See: vertebral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular branch of occipital artery | <anatomy, artery> Distribution, posterior auricle; anastomosis, posterior auricular artery. Synonym: ramus auricularis arteriae occipitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axillary artery | <anatomy, artery> The continuation of the subclavian artery; it distributes over the upper limb, axilla, chest and shoulder. (12 Dec 1998) |
| azygos artery of vagina | One of two artery's that run longitudinally in the midline on the anterior and posterior aspects of the vagina; they take origin from the uterine artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal part of pulmonary artery | <anatomy, artery> See: right pulmonary artery, left pulmonary artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal tentorial branch of internal carotid artery | <anatomy, artery> A small branch from the cavernous part of the internal carotid artery to the base of the tentorium. Synonym: ramus basalis tentorii arteriae carotidis internae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basilar artery | <anatomy, artery> Supplies the pons and gives rise to the vertebral arteries, Provides branches to the cerebrum and cerebellum. (27 Sep 1997) |
| brachial artery | <anatomy, artery> The artery that runs from the shoulder down to the elbow. (12 Dec 1998) |
| buccal artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, maxillary; distribution, buccinator muscle, skin, and mucous membrane of cheek; anastomoses, buccal branch of facial. Synonym: arteria buccalis. (05 Mar 2000) |