See Also: ramus posterior arteriae renalis(medicine)
ramus posterior arteriae obturatoriae(medicine)
ramus posterior arteriae thyroideae superioris(medicine)
ramus posterior arteriae recurrentis ulnaris(medicine)
ramus posterior arteriae pancreaticoduodenalis inferioris(medicine)
ramus interventricularis posterior arteriae coronariae dextrae(medicine)
ramus sinus cavernosi arteriae carotidis arteriae(medicine)
ramus ovaricus arteriae uterinae(medicine)
ramus meningeus arteriae occipitalis(medicine)
ramus acromialis arteriae suprascapularis(medicine)

ramus posterior arteriae obturatoriae (medicine) and plagio- (iou)


ramus posterior arteriae obturatoriae (medicine)


ramus posterior arteriae obturatoriae -->
posterior branch of obturator artery
<anatomy, artery> Branch of obturator artery giving rise to acetabular branch and supplying muscles attached to ischium.

Synonym: ramus posterior arteriae obturatoriae.


plagio- (iou)



plagio- combining form. Before a vowel or h also plagi-.
[from Greek plagios oblique, slanting, from plagos side: see -O-.]
Oblique, slanted, offset from the straight or direct line.
plagioce'phalic adjective (Medicine) characterized by plagiocephaly L19.
plagio'cephaly noun (Medicine) oblique deformity of the skull, with greater development of the anterior part on one side and the posterior part on the Other L19.
plagio'clastic adjective (Mineralogy) having cleavages at an oblique angle to each Other (cf. PLAGIOCLASE) M19.
plagioclimax noun (Ecology) in a plant community, a climax produced or affected by some disturbance of the natural conditions M20.
plagio'granite noun (Geology) any of a range of plagioclase-rich (potassium-poor) ophiolitic granites M20.
plagiosere noun [SERE noun2] Ecology a series of plant communities whose development is affected by some disturbance of the natural conditions M20.
plagiotropic adjective (Botany) designating or pertaining to a part or organ of a plant whose two halves react differently to the influences of light, gravity, or Other external influences, and which therefore takes up an oblique or horizontal position L19.
plagiotropically adverb (Botany) in a plagiotropic manner E20.
plagiotropism noun (Botany) plagiotropic condition or character L19.
plagiotropous adjective (Botany) = plagiotropic adjective E20.
plagiotropously adverb (Botany) = plagiotropically E20.
plagi'otropy noun (Botany) = plagiotropism E20.