anterolateral medical definition
References in periodicals archive ? decoratulus, known from Peru, the anterolateral margin of pronotum has the anterior third almost straight and the posterior third convex and emarginate; the labium reaches the apex of metasternum; and the posteroventral margin of male genital capsule is almost straight. Treatment for myocardial ischemia involves improving blood flow to the heart muscle. Treatment may include medications, a procedure to open blocked arteries or bypass surgery. Making heart-healthy lifestyle choices is important in treating and preventing myocardial ischemia. Symptoms. Myocardial ischemia occurs when blood flow to your heart is reduced, preventing it from receiving enough oxygen. The reduced blood flow is usually the result of a partial or complete blockage of your heart's arteries (coronary arteries). Medical Definition of Inferolateral. Inferolateral: Below and to one side. Both inferior and lateral. In anatomy, there are many such compound terms. For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to Anatomic Orientation Terms. TRENDING NOW. 1  nonnuclear 'Not nuclear'. 2  armada 'A fleet of warships'. 3  volunteer 'Someone who does something without being forced to do it'. 4  operationalize Bannon was removed from the National Security Council.  filibuster 'An effort to prevent action in a legislature'. Medical Definition of anteromedial. : located in front and toward the middle. acnes culture is twice as high with the anterolateral approach than with the deltopectoral approach. The spinothalamic and spinocerebellar tract located in the anterolateral aspect of the spinal cord carry information regarding pain, temperature, and proprioception from the extremities to the brain. As medical knowledge advanced, however, students of anatomy realized that arteries carry blood and only the windpipe and bronchial tubes carry air. To specify the windpipe, they coined the phrase artēriā trakheia, rough artery, referring to its rough cartilaginous structure. [Middle English arterie, from Latin artēria, from Greek artēriā, windpipe, artery; see wer-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] Word History: The changed meaning of the word artery provides a glimpse into the history of medical science. The word is derived from the ancient Greek artēriā, a word originally applied to any of the vessels that emanated from the chest cavity, including arteries, veins, and the bronchial tubes. sphenoidal fontanelle - the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified. sphenoid fontanel, sphenoid fontanelle, sphenoidal fontanel.
Located in front and toward the middle.