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One of the branches of the middle cerebral artery that supply the basal nuclei of the brain.  

A branch of the celiac artery (a very short branch of the abdominal aorta) supplying blood to the spleen, stomach, omentum, and pancreas.  

The coiled terminal branch of a uterine artery. It supplies the superficial two thirds of the endometrium, and in a pregnant uterus it empties into intervillous spaces, supplying blood that bathes the chorionic villi at the placental site.  

Condition in which the sinus node of the heart does not initiate impulses for heartbeat. If this condition persists, it usually requires implantation of a permanent cardiac pacemaker.  

A colloquial term for musculospiral paralysis.  

A combination of suberic acid and arginine. It forms a portion of the molecule of various bufotoxins (toad poisons).  

A pigmented area surrounding the areola mammae during pregnancy.  

A bony arch formed by the upper margin of the orbit.  

The arch of the median palpebral artery that supplies the upper eyelid.  

An arch in the palm forming the termination of the ulnar artery.