plural of internally displaced person

(anatomy) The inner branch of the carotid artery that supplies the brain, eyes, and other internal structures of the head.

(neuroanatomy) A network of nerves of the sympathetic nervous system surrounding the internal carotid artery.

(anatomy) A flat muscle situated under the external oblique muscle in the lateral and ventral part of the abdominal wall, that have aponeuroses extending medially to ensheathe the rectus muscles and fusing in the midventral line in the linea alba, and that act to compress the abdominal contents and to assist in expelling the contents of various visceral organs (as in urination, defecation, parturition, and expiration).

(anatomy) A short auditory canal in the petrous portion of the temporal bone through which pass the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves and the internal auditory artery.

(anatomy) Synonym of maxillary artery.

(anatomy) A vein that collects the blood from the interior of the cranium, the superficial part of the face, and the neck, runs down the neck on the outside of the internal and common carotid arteries, and unites with the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.

(anatomy) A prominence on the inner surface of the occipital bone between the upper border and the foramen magnum.

(anatomy) The inner branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body.

Having an internal combustion engine.