palatopterygoid

the palatopterygoid cartilage, or rod, from which the palatine and pterygoid bones are developed

palatopterygoid arch

palatopterygoid bone

palatopterygoid

(anatomy) Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull.


splanchnoskeleton

Ancient Greek σπλάγχνα (splánkhna, “viscera”) + English skeleton.

uder

the small petrosal , and the columelliform stapes , are intercalated portions of sense - capsules and appendages referable to the system of the splanchnoskeleton.

1848, Richard Owen, On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton:

(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.


supercarpal

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supercarpal bone

(dated, anatomy) Situated above, or in the upper part of, the carpus.


epicondylar

epicondylar axis

epicondylar width

epicondylar apophysis

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or having, an epicondyle.


organule

The physical agent must act first on the sense-organules, and these in turn act upon the filaments of the nerve

1866, Thomas Henry Huxley, Lessons in Elementary Physiology:

(anatomy, dated) One of the essential cells or elements of an organ.


precapillary

(anatomy, of an arteriole or venule) preceding (on the arterial side of) a capillary


epithalamic

epithalamic domain

epithalamic vein

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the epithalamus.


oviducal

oviducal fluid

oviducal distribution

oviducal glands


cytogenous

(anatomy) Producing cells; applied especially to lymphatic or adenoid tissue.


bregmatic

bregmatic diameter

bregmatic flattening


periganglionic

the periganglionic glands of the frog

periganglionic extensions

periganglionic sinus

periganglionic vessel

periganglionic plexus

periganglionic space

periganglionic invasion


transtemporal

The transtemporal window varies with each patient and the ability to penetrate the temporal bone varies with age, sex, and ethnicity.

2004, Vikram Dogra, Deborah J. Rubens, Ultrasound Secrets, →ISBN, page 395:

Despite concerns that the facial nerve is in proximity to the dissection, a transtemporal approach to the midface provides a safe and reliable lift with a predictable postoperative course.

2011, Morris E. Hartstein, Allan E. Wulc, David E.E. Holck, Midfacial Rejuvenation, →ISBN, page 65:

(anatomy) Across the temporal lobe of the brain.


hypotarsus

(anatomy) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.


subserous

subserous myoma

subserous tumor

(anatomy) Situated under a serous membrane.


subpleural

(anatomy) Situated under the pleural membrane.


alinasal

alinasal cartilage

alinasal wall

alinasal region

(anatomy, archaic) Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.


subcuticular

subcuticular growth

subcuticular tissue

subcuticular sutures

(anatomy) Situated, or occuring, under the cuticle.


macroglomerulus

(anatomy) A large, specialized glomerulus responsible for pheromone detection.


heelbone

(anatomy) The bone of the heel; the calcaneus.


hepatocystic

the hepatocystic ducts

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the liver and gall bladder.


reproductive system

(anatomy) The system of organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of reproduction.


astragalotibial

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the astragalus and the tibia


astragaloscaphoid

(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.

astragaloescafoideo

relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone


lacrimal duct

(anatomy) A small channel, the end of which is visible on the margin of each eyelid, that drains the lacrimal fluid from the eye towards the lacrimal sac.


laniary

From Latin laniarium, from lanius (“a butcher”).


tympanohyal

From tympano- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

the letter <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">upsilon</i>

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tympanum and the hyoid arch.


tympanohyal

(anatomy) The proximal segment in the hyoid arch, becoming a part of the styloid process of the temporal bone in the adult human.


mesometrium

From meso- (“middle”) + Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra, “womb”).

af

(anatomy) The mesentery of the uterus, a major part of the broad ligament.


subhyoidean

subhyoidean laryngotomy


entoplastron

(anatomy) The median plate of the plastron of turtles.


thalamencephalon

(archaic, anatomy) The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body.


mesohepar

(anatomy) A fold of the peritoneum connecting the liver with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity.


cysticule

The vestibule is divided into three compartments, - the 'alveus communis'[…]; the sac […]and the cysticule

1843, Richard Owen, Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals:

(anatomy) An appendage of the vestibular ear sac of fishes.


spermary

(anatomy) An organ in which spermatozoa are developed; a sperm gland; a testicle.


mesovarium

From meso- + New Latin ovarium. See ovary.

(anatomy) The portion of the broad ligament of the uterus that covers the ovaries.


endolymphangial

endolymphangial nodules

endolymphangial therapy

(anatomy) Archaic form of endolymphatic (“within a lymphatic vessel”).


temporomalar

the temporomalar nerve

temporomalar branch

temporomalar foramen

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the temple and the region of the malar bone.


hyostylic

From hyo- + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + -ic

(anatomy) Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly articulated with the skull as in mammals.


perilymphatic

perilymphatic foramen

perilymphatic fistula

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, perilymph.


spondyle

spondyles (plural)
spondyl (alternative)

From Middle English spondile, spondyle, from Latin spondylus, from Ancient Greek σφόνδῠλος (sphóndŭlos, “vertebra”).

uder

(archaic, anatomy) A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.


epipterygoid

(anatomy) Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone.


pleuropericardial

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pleura and pericardium.


acousticofacial

(anatomy) Relating to the auditory and facial cranial nerves


acousticopalpebral

(anatomy) relating to the auditory cranial nerve and the eyelid


pericranial

pericranial muscle

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pericranium.


metadiscoidal

metadiscoidal placenta

(anatomy) Discoidal by derivation; applied especially to the placenta of humans and apes, supposed to have been derived from a diffused placenta.


supramaxillary

the supramaxillary nerve

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the upper jaw.


supramaxillary

(anatomy) The superior maxillary, or upper jawbone.


epihyal

From epi- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

(anatomy) A segment next above the ceratohyal in the hyoid arch.


dartoic

dartoic myoma

dartoic incision

dartoic leiomyoma

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the dartos.


furculum

From Latin furculum, diminutive of furca (“fork”).


pharyngolaryngeal

pharyngolaryngeal dysesthesia

pharyngolaryngeal movement

pharyngolaryngeal region

pharyngolaryngeal stenosis

(anatomy) Relating to both the pharynx and the larynx.


epicranium

(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc; cranial region.


rostrulum

(anatomy) A little rostrum, or beak, as of an insect.


sublobular

(anatomy) Situatedvorvoccuring under, or at the bases of, the lobules of the liver.


suprahepatic

supraethmoid branch

supraethmoid vena cava

supraethmoid vein

(anatomy) Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the liver


syssarcosis

(anatomy) The junction of bones by intervening muscles.


dorsad

en-adv

dorsad (comparative more dorsad, superlative most dorsad)

more dorsad (comparative)
most dorsad (superlative)


hyomental

From hyo- + mental (mental in sense of relating to the chin).

the hyomental region of the front of the neck

the hyomental distance (HMD)is the distance from the symphysis of the mandible to the body of the hyoid bone

(anatomy) Between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw, or pertaining to them; suprahyoid; submaxillary.


epipleural

epipleural spines

(anatomy) Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra


epipharyngeal

epipharyngeal bar

epipharyngeal gland

epipharyngeal groove

epipharyngeal margin

epipharyngeal placode

epipharyngeal wall

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or located at, the segments above the epibranchial in the branchial arches of fishes.


sterno-

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternum.


subsphenoidal

subsphenoidal canal

subsphenoidal confluent

subsphenoidal teeth

(anatomy) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the body of the sphenoid bone.


postscapula

(dated, anatomy) The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or mesoscapula.


prespinal

prespinal movement

prespinal area

prespinal node


asterion

From Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + -ion.

(anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.


inial

While the vaulted crania, as has been already noticed, sink iniad, the crania of Bovines, which are flattened over the palate, rise to an inial elevation of one half the basilar length.

1855, The transactions of the Linnean Society of London:


temporomaxillary

temporomaxillary articulation

temporomaxillary joint

temporomaxillary sinus

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the temple or temporal bone and the maxilla.


interrenal

interrenal cells

interrenal tissue


interrenal

(anatomy) The interrenal gland, an organ found in many fishes.


preoperculum

en-noun

preoperculum (plural preoperculums or preopercula)

preoperculums (plural)
preopercula (plural)
preopercle (alternative)
preopercule (alternative)

(anatomy) The anterior opercular bone in fishes.


costiferous

the costiferous dorsal vertebrae

costiferous vertebrates


apohyal

From apo- + Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter Y”) + -al.

In three species of Spheniscus, namely—Spheniscus magellanicus, Spheniscus demersus, and Spheniscus mendiculus, I found this muscle prolonged forwards to the great cornu of the hyoid bone, to the apohyal element of which it took a distinct attachment .

1883, R. Morrison Watson, “Report on the Anatomy of the Speniscidae collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876”, in Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, page 207:

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.


dermoneural

[ˌdɜːməˈnjʊəɹəɫ]

dermoneural spine

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and neural structures.


ventro-dorsad

en-adv

ventro-dorsad (comparative more ventro-dorsad, superlative most ventro-dorsad)

more ventro-dorsad (comparative)
most ventro-dorsad (superlative)
ventrodorsad (alternative)

In the emu, the hippocampal formation was found to be divisible into four longitudinal zones, designated, ventro-dorsad, H 1, H 2, H 3, and H 4.

c. 1935, E. Horne Craigie, The Cerebral Hemispheres of the Kiwi and the Emu:


costotransverse

Pain referral patterns of asymptomatic costotransverse joints have not been established.

2008, Brian Young et al., Thoracic costotransverse joint pain patterns: a study in normal volunteers:

(anatomy) connecting a rib and the transverse process of a vertebra


costovertebral

-ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl

Costotransverse and costovertebral joint injections both involve carefully injecting medication into the small joints where the ribs join with the spine in the upper back.

2004, Ray Baker, Costotransverse and Costovertebral Joint Injections:

(anatomy) Connecting a rib with the body of a vertebra


epineural

Additional one to two epineural stiches are placed between the holding stiches after completion of the fascicular repairs.

1986, T-S Chang, S-X Zhu, Z-C Wang, Principles, Techniques And Applications In Microsurgery, page 303:

Another possibility for direct nerve repair is epineural sleeve neurorrhaphy .

2009, Stefano Geuna, Pierluigi Tos, Bruno Battiston, Essays on Peripheral Nerve Repair and Regeneration, page 148:

The nerve graft was implanted using epineural suture according to standard technique on both sites of the nerve graft captation.

2015, Maria Z. Siemionow, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, page 426:

(anatomy) Related to or situated upon a nerve or nerve structure, especially on the epineurium.

Thus it is clear that these investigators regarded the hyponeural canal as being connected with the anterior part of what we now know to be the radial epineural canal and the epineural ring canal.

1896, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (volume 29), page 142:

Epineural bones are primitively fused to neural arches in teleosts ( Patterson and Johnson , 1995 , p . 11 ) .

1996, Melanie L.J. Stiassny, Lynne R. Parenti, G. David Johnson, Interrelationships of Fishes, page 278:

(anatomy) Arising from or associated with the neurapophysis of a vertebra


epicleidium

From New Latin, from epi- + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “key, clavicle”) + -ium.

af

(anatomy) A projection, formed by a separate ossification, at the scapular end of the furcula of many birds


lophosteon

From New Latin lophosteon, from Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

(anatomy, archaic) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.


mesoscapula

(dated, anatomy) A process from the middle of the scapula in some animals; the spine of the scapula.


supraclavicle

(anatomy) A bone which usually connects the clavicle with the post-temporal in the pectoral girdle of fishes.


balanus

Borrowed from Latin balanus, from Ancient Greek βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”).

der

GLANS, in anatomy, the anterior extremity of the penis, called by other different names, as the head of the penis, the nut of the penis, and the balanus of the penis.

1763, A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences:

There is both a local and a general predisposition to Lues Venerea: Jews and Mahometans, from the constant exposure of the glans and prepuce, have the cuticle of the balanus of much firmer texture than those who have not been circumcised.

1806, John Howard, Practical observations, page 21:

[...] and stretches into the balanus of the penis.

1998, Vascular Diagnosis with Ultrasound:


semipenniform

a semipenniform muscle


prelumbar

prelumbar bristle

prelumbar gland

prelumbar plexus

prelumbar puncture

(anatomy) Situated immediately in front of the pubic region, especially of the spine.


neurapophysis

(anatomy) The structure that forms the neural arch of a vertebra.


eparterial

(archaic, anatomy) Situated upon or above an artery; applied especially to the branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.


subcartilaginous

(anatomy) Situated under or beneath a cartilage or cartilages.


corpora arenacea

From Latin corpora, nominative neuter plural of corpus (“body”), + arēnācea, nominative neuter plural of arēnāceus (“sandy”).

(anatomy) Calcified structures in the pineal gland and other areas of the brain such as the choroid plexus.


neurad

en-adv

neurad (comparative more neurad, superlative most neurad)

more neurad (comparative)
most neurad (superlative)

(anatomy, archaic) Toward the neural side.


epispadias

en-noun

epispadias (countable and uncountable, plural epispadiases)

From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “upon, epi-”) + σπάω (spáō, “to draw”) + -ίᾱς (-íās, nominal suffix), related to σπάδων (spádōn, “eunuch”).

af

(anatomy) A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity.


hypobranchial

(anatomy) Relating to the segment between the basibranchial and the ceratobranchial in a branchial arch.


hypobranchial

(anatomy) A bone or cartilage of this kind.


hyomandibular

the hyomandibular bone or cartilage, a segment of the hyoid arch which connects the lower jaw with the skull in fishes

(anatomy) Relating both to the hyoid arch and the mandible or lower jaw.


hyomandibular

(anatomy) The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.


paramastoid

paramastoid cell

paramastoid crest

(anatomy) Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.


hemicerebrum

en-noun

hemicerebrum (plural hemicerebrums or hemicerebra)

hemicerebrums (plural)
hemicerebra (plural)

From the cephalic slope of the left hemicerebrum […]cut a triangular slice, the thicker end including a part of the surface

1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums:

(anatomy) A lateral half of the cerebrum.


platetrope

From Ancient Greek πλάτος (plátos, “breadth”) + -trope.

der

(archaic, anatomy) One of a pair of a paired organ.


acrofacial

(anatomy, pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting the face and the hands or feet


acromelic

(anatomy, pathology) Affecting the hands or feet.


postsphenoid

(anatomy) Of or relating to the posterior part of the sphenoid bone.


postsphenoid

postsphenoids (plural)
postsphenoidal (alternative)

(anatomy) The posterior part of the sphenoid bone.


pyla

From New Latin pyla, from Ancient Greek πύλη (púlē, “gate, entrance”).

(anatomy) The passage between the iter and optocoele in the brain.


interparietal

the interparietal fissure

the interparietal hernia

the interparietal bone

(anatomy) Between the parietal bones or cartilages.


interparietal

(anatomy) The interparietal bone or cartilage.


verumontanum

en-noun

verumontanum (plural verumontanums or verumontana)

verumontanums (plural)
verumontana (plural)
veru montanum (alternative)

From New Latin veru montānum (literally “mountainous javelin”).

bor

(anatomy) An elevation or crest in the wall of the urethra where the seminal ducts enter it.


inadherent

an inadherent intestine

(botany, anatomy) Free; not connected with the other organs.


branchial arch

en-noun

branchial arch (plural branchial arches)

(zoology, fish anatomy) Any of a series of bony looped structures which support the gills of fish; any of the pharyngeal arches in a fish embryo.

Kiemenbogen

bony looped structure supporting the gills


intorsion

intorsion (countable and uncountable, plural intorsions)

From Latin intortio (“a curling, crisping”). Compare French intorsion. See intort, and compare intortion.

However, if postoperative anatomic intorsion is present, the patient may have DVD that was incorrectly diagnosed as IOOA and treated by IO muscle recessions.

1999, Arthur L. Rosenbaum, Alvina Pauline Santiago, Clinical Strabismus Management, page 68:

intorsion of the eyeball

(anatomy) A bending or twisting of an organ from its proper alignment.


gastroileac

(anatomy) Relating to the stomach and ileum.


gastroomental

(anatomy) Relating to the stomach and omenta.


gastropancreatic

(anatomy) Relating to the stomach and pancreas.


urinosexual

(anatomy) Having urinary and sexual functions, as for example the urethra.


zygomaticotemporal

(anatomy, relational) Relating to the zygomatic arch and the temporal bone.


epicolic

(anatomy) Situated upon or over the colon; applied to the region of the abdomen adjacent to the colon.


musculation

This would not be the proper place for entering into an exhaustive account of the musculation of the Tyroglyphidæ; which would necessarily be lengthy , and would probably be of comparatively littel interest to most readers.

1901, Albert D. Michael, British Tryoglyphidæ - Volume 1, page 118:

The main difference of it from Sokolov's scheme is the presence of dermal musculation and the specific features of the outer layers' structure,

2003, International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research, page 133:

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(anatomy) The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts


metopic

the metopic notch

the metopic ridge

the metopic suture

the metopic synostosis

(anatomy) Of, relating to, or situated at the forehead


endolymphatic

the endolymphatic duct

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.


otosteal

the otosteals , or ossicula auditus, have borne a prominent share in the discussions

1848, Richard Owen, On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton:


pleurocentrum

(anatomy) One of the lateral elements in the centra of the vertebrae in some fish and fossil batrachians.


submuscular

(anatomy) Situated or occuring underneath a muscle or muscles.


otocrane

From oto- + Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).


metasternum

(anatomy) Synonym of xiphoid process (“small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum”).


medicornu

From Latin medius (“middle”) + cornu (“horn”).

In man there are three extensions of the cella: cephalic, PRECORNU, ventral, MEDICORNU, and caudal, POSTCORNU; the last is wanting in the sheep as in most other mammals.

(anatomy) The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.


subesophageal

(anatomy) Situated beneath the esophagus.


laterad

en-adv

laterad (comparative more laterad, superlative most laterad)

more laterad (comparative)
most laterad (superlative)

(anatomy) Toward the side of the body; away from the mesial plane.


ginglyform

en-adj

ginglyform (comparative more ginglyform, superlative most ginglyform)

more ginglyform (comparative)
most ginglyform (superlative)

ginglyform joint


mesogastric

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the middle region of the abdomen, or of the stomach.

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesogastrium.


subsacral

subsacral lesions

subsacral trunk

(anatomy) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the sacrum.


anthelix

en-noun

anthelix (plural anthelices or anthelixes)

(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.


mesobronchium

(archaic, zoology, anatomy) The main bronchus of either lung.


haematoblast

haematoblasts (plural)
hematoblast (alternative)

(anatomy) One of the minute disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red and white corpuscles; a third kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an early stage in the development of the red corpuscles.


headpan

headpans (plural)
head pan (alternative)
head-pan (alternative)

From Middle English heed panne, heved pan, from Old English hēafodpanne (“skull”), from Proto-West Germanic *haubudapannā, equivalent to head + pan. Cognate with Middle Low German hö̂vetpanne (“head, skull”).

cog

(anatomy, obsolete) The skull or neurocranium.


ganglionary

ganglionary cells

ganglionary tumours of the neck


epineurium

en-noun

epineurium (plural epineuriums or epineuria)

From New Latin epineurium, from Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”).

(anatomy) The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium; The outermost layer of dense irregular connective tissue surrounding a peripheral nerve.


cheiropterygium

From New Latin cheiropterygium, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πτερύγιον (pterúgion, “wing, fin”).

All anatomists are agreed that the limbs of the higher Vertebrata are derived from those of Fishes, but the gulf between the two types of limbs is so great that there is room for a very great diversity of opinion as to the mode of evolution of the cheiropterygium.

1885, Francis Maitland Balfour, A Treatise on Comparative Embryology: Vertebrata, page 621:

The relation of the ichthyopterygium to the cheiropterygium is also at present obscure; the structure of the latter is fundamentally identical in all those animals in which it occurs.

1887, Alfred Cort Haddon, An Introduction to the Study of Embryology, page 204:

If the limbs of Ceratodus may be taken as a pattern of an ichthyopterygium there has been a secular shortening of some, and suppression of other, axial parts or internodes: thus we get the shortened radiating fan-shaped limb—the propert cheiropterygium; that, in turn, had to be transformed into the avian fore limb or wing .

1891, William Kitchen Parker, On the Morphology of the Reptilian Bird, Opisthocomus Cristatus, page 82:

The chiridial appendage (cheiropterygium) is primarily a walking leg (Fig. 50, a), designed to aid in pushing the body along the ground or, when extremely developed, to support the body above the surface and assume the entire function of locomotion.

1909, Harris Hawthorne Wilder, The History of the human body, page 183:

While all these differences may be simply primitive characters, separating members of two distinct classes, nevertheless they raise the question whether the tetrapod resembles in the pectoral fin of rhizodonts may not be fortuitous, and without phylogenetic significance; but in view of the differences in function of the Sauripterus paddle and a true cheiropterygium such underlying similarities as may exist can hardly be attributed to convergence, and when taken in connection with the resemblances in the skull above noted (pp. 332-337) they gain in importance.

1915, William King Gregory, Present Status of the Problem of the Origin of the Tetrapoda, page 362:

(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.


superfrontal

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(anatomy) Relating to the upper part of the frontal lobe of the brain.


metapophysis

(anatomy) A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebrae; a mammillary process.


polythelism

(anatomy) polythelia (the condition of having more than two nipples)


metacone

(anatomy) A cusp in the corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals


paracone

(anatomy) A cusp in the buccal corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals


squamozygomatic

(anatomy) Relating to both the squamosal and zygomatic bones; applied to a bone, or a centre of ossification, in some foetal skulls.


ischiocapsular

the ischiocapsular ligament

(anatomy) Of or relating to the ischium and the capsule of the hip joint.


Hatschek's pit

Named for its discoverer, Berthold Hatschek (1854–1941).

If the preoral (Hatschek's) pit be regarded as a gland, it has been suggested by v. Wijhe that it is comparable to the neural gland of the Tunicata, and that the ciliated groove is comparable to the opening of that gland, the dorsal tubercle, the edges of which are frequently drawn out in a manner very similar to the course of the ciliated groove of Amphioxus.

1905, Adam Sedgwick, A Student's Text-book of Zoology, page 21:

[…] that most authorities now accept the possibility that Hatschek's pit might be the homologue - in some ancestral form, the precursor - of Rathke's pouch, and so of the adenohypophysis.

1974, R. L. Holmes, The Pituitary Gland: A Comparative Account, page 339:

It is known as Hatschek's pit and has been found to react positively to antibodies against substance P, met-enkephalin, cholecystokinin (CCK), mammalian luteinizing hormone (LH), and the enzyme aromatase (P450ₐᵣₒ), which converts certain androgens into estrogens (see Chapter 3).

2013, David O. Norris, Vertebrate Endocrinology, page 151:

(anatomy) A deep ciliated fossa on the dorsal midline of the buccal cavity in lancelets.


mesogaster

From New Latin mesogastrium, from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”).


pampiniform

From Latin pampinus (“a tendril”) + -form.

(botany, anatomy) In the form of tendrils.


mesognathous

(anatomy) having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and orthognathous


subvaginal

the subvaginal, or subdural, spaces about the optic nerve

(anatomy) Situated under or inside a sheath or vaginal membrane.


Reissner's membrane

Reissner's membrane (plural Reissner's membranes)

Named after German anatomist Ernst Reissner (1824–1878).

(anatomy) The thin membrane that separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the inner ear.


preoblongata

The preoblongata is reinforced by the pons. Part of the epicale is a dorso-ventral extension into the massive cerebellum

(anatomy) The anterior part of the medulla oblongata.


ectal

en-adj

ectal (comparative more ectal, superlative most ectal)

more ectal (comparative)
most ectal (superlative)

Note on the ectal ("apparent”) origin of the N. trigeminus in the cat

1883, Burt Green Wilder, On the Brain of a Cat Lacking the Callosum, Preliminary Notics:

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer.


intercentrum

(anatomy) The median of the three elements composing the centra of the vertebrae in some fossil batrachians.


maxillomandibular

the maxillomandibular nerve

(anatomy) Relating to the maxilla and mandible.


recto-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, indirectly from Latin rectum by the same path whence also English rectum (which see).

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary


subintestinal

subintestinal vein

(anatomy) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the intestine.


tarsometatarsal

the tarsometatarsal articulations

tarsometatarsal joint

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus.

tarsometatarsiano

of or pertaining to the tarsus and metatarsus

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.


pleurapophysial

(anatomy) Relating to the pleurapophysis.


subcranial

subcranial approach

subcranial division

subcranial lesions

subcranial margin

subcranial surgery

(anatomy) Situated, or occuring under, or on the ventral side of, the cranium.


dextrolateral

Mehlis' gland is dextrolateral to the ovary.

(anatomy) On the right side of, toward the animal or human's right.


sustentacular

A sustentacular tissue

1998 [Kluwer Academic], Julian Lombardi, Comparative Vertebrate Reproduction, 1998, Softcover reprint, Springer, page 122,
During spermiogenesis, the highly specialized sustentacular cells provide support and protection during the transformative process.

Normal paraganglionic tissue contains two types of cell: chief or type I cells, which are neuroendocrine cells, and sustentacular or type II cells, which are not neuroendocrine, but contain S-100 protein.

2001, Leslie Michaels, Henrik B. Hellquist, Ear, Nose and Throat Histopathology, 2nd edition, Springer, page 72:

The sustentacular facet is anteroposteriorly elongate and, in some specimens, achieves very broad contact with the navicular facet, while in others only with the cuboid facet.

2008, Lilian P. Bergqvist, “6: Postcranial Skeleton of the Upper Paleocene (Itaboraian) "Condylarthra" (Mammalian) of Itaboraí Basin, Brazil”, in Eric J. Sargis, Marian Dagosto, editors, Mammalian Evolutionary Morphology, Springer, page 128:

(anatomy) Serving to support or sustain.


levator ani

He had not mentioned suture of the levatores ani muscles, as he considered it a minor part of the operation.

1921, The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Empire, page 279:

The levatores ani muscles originate Anal Triangle along the internal aspects of the os coxae.

1986, Bernard Liebgott, The Anatomical Basis of Dentistry, page 72:

Supports of the Uterus The uterus is supported mainly by (1) the tone of the levatores ani muscles and (2) the condensations of pelvic fascia, which form three important ligaments.

1992, Richard S. Snell, Clinical Anatomy for Medical Students, page 361:

(anatomy) a broad, thin muscle, situated on the side of the pelvis, that forms part of the pelvic floor. In humans it supports the viscera in pelvic cavity and in quadruped animals with tails it is the muscle used to wag the tail.


coccygeus

(anatomy) A muscle of the pelvic wall, that in combination with the levator ani forms the pelvic diaphragm.


pelvic diaphragm

en-noun

pelvic diaphragm (plural pelvic diaphragms)

(anatomy) The pelvic diaphragm is composed of muscles that separate the pelvic cavity above from the perineal region below.


medicommissure

Latin medius (“middle”) + English commissure.

interthalamic adhesion
interthalamic adhesion

(anatomy, archaic) The interthalamic adhesion


mesoseme

From meso- + Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign, mark”). Compare French mésosème.

(archaic, anatomy) Having a medium orbital index, between megaseme and microseme.


supramaxilla

(anatomy, now, especially of animals, like fish) The upper jaw


prochordal

prochordal plate


ampullary

(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla of Vater.

Of or pertaining to an ampulla, as:
Relating to the ampulla of Vater.

(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the rectal ampulla.

Of or pertaining to an ampulla, as:
Relating to the rectal ampulla.

(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla chyli.

Of or pertaining to an ampulla, as:
Relating to the ampulla chyli.

(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampullae osseae.

Of or pertaining to an ampulla, as:
Relating to the ampullae osseae.


ampulla of Vater

ampulla of Vater (plural ampullas of Vater or ampullae of Vater)

ampullas of Vater (plural)
ampullae of Vater (plural)

ampulla + Abraham Vater, a German anatomist who first published a description of it in 1723.

(anatomy) A swelling that marks the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct.

肝胰管壶腹

swelling marking the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct


conotruncus

From cono- + truncus, referring to the conus arteriosus and truncus arteriosus.

(anatomy) The superior end of the bulbus cordis.


bulbus cordis

Naturalized loanword, from international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin.

(anatomy) A transitory dilation in the embryonic heart that gives rise to the ventricle

bulbus cordis
international scientific vocabulary


stylo-

styli- (alternative)
styl- (alternative)

stylohyoid

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the styloid process of the temporal bone.


scleroskeleton

From Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + English skeleton.

(obsolete, anatomy, rare) That part of the skeleton which is developed in tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses.


neurocoele

neurocoeles (plural)
neurocoel (alternative)


prevascular

(anatomy) In front of the chest, between the lungs


proximad

en-adv

proximad (comparative more proximad, superlative most proximad)

more proximad (comparative)
most proximad (superlative)

(anatomy) Toward a proximal part, or on the proximal side of


subcorneous

(anatomy) Situated under a horny part or layer.


epencephalic

(anatomy, archaic) Pertaining to, or located in, the hindbrain.

(anatomy) Situated on or over the brain.


preaortic

preaortic lymph node

preaortic gland

(anatomy) In front, or on the ventral side, of the aorta.


thyrohyal

From thyro- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

uder

(anatomy) One of the lower segments in the hyoid arch, often consolidated with the body of the hyoid bone and forming one of its great horns, as in humans.


microtentacle

(anatomy) A structure of microtubules found in some tumor cells


anallantoic

anallantoic embryos

(archaic, anatomy) Without an allantois.


epipubis

duck-billed platypus
duck-billed platypus

(anatomy) A cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians,, reptiles and other animals, including the duck-billed platypus and some extinct mammals.


Lisfranc ligament

en-noun

Lisfranc ligament (plural Lisfranc ligaments)

Named after Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin (1790–1847), pioneering French surgeon.

(anatomy) A ligament that connects the base of the medial cuneiform to the base of the second metatarsal.

Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin
Lisfranc ligament


Lisfranc joint

(anatomy) Any of the arthrodial joints in the foot.

Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin
Lisfranc joint


zygomaticofacial

(anatomy, relational) Relating to the zygomatic bone and face.


zygomaticofrontal

(anatomy) Relating to the zygomatic bone and frontal bone.


zygomaticosphenoid

(anatomy) Relating to the zygomatic bone and sphenoid bone.


craniocerebral

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the skull and the brain


epitrochlearis

(anatomy) A slip of muscle that sometimes runs from the border of the latissimus dorsi to the ulna at or near the elbow


septomaxillary

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the nasal septum and the maxilla.


septomaxillary

(anatomy) septomaxilla (small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.)


ossiculum

Borrowed from Latin ossiculum (“little bone”), from os (“bone”) + -culum, neuter of -culus (diminutive suffix).


staphyline

From Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “a bunch of grapes”).

der

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the uvula or the palate.


subnotochordal

The hypochord is also known as the subnotochordal rod

(anatomy) Situated on the ventral side of the notochord.


synangium

From New Latin, from syn- + Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “a vessel”).

(anatomy) The divided part beyond the pylangium in the aortic trunk of the amphibian heart.


maxilloturbinal

(anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.


mesorectum

(anatomy) The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the rectum.


neurectoderm

(anatomy) ectoderm that will develop to become nervous tissue


perisinusoidal

(anatomy) Surrounding the sinusoids of the liver


sural

From Latin sura (“the calf of the leg”). Compare French sural.

sural artery

sural nerve

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the calf of the leg.


ureteropelvic

Holonym: nephrourinary

ureteropelvic junction

(anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ureter and renal pelvis.


subendocardial

(anatomy) Situated under the endocardium; relating to the subendocardium


sternothyroid

/ˌstɝ.noʊˈθaɪˌɹɔɪd/

Borrowed from New Latin sternothyreoīdēs, from sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”); equivalent to sterno- + thyroid. Doublet of sternothyroideus.

af

(anatomy) Relating to the sternum and the thyroid cartilage.

sternothyroid muscle
sternothyroid muscle

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternothyroid muscle.


sternothyroid

/ˌstɝ.noʊˈθaɪˌɹɔɪd/

sternothyroid muscle
sternothyroid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of sternothyroid muscle.


mesopterygium

(anatomy) The middle one of the three main basal plates in the fins of certain fishes.


septulum

Test small, elongate, subfusiform, with bluntly rounded poles, septa thin and widely spaced, thin and short transverse septula alternating with foramina, thickened at the lower ends where they join with the tops of the parachomata, one or two axial septula between adjacent septa, outer whorls may also have a secondary transverse septulum between adjacent primary transverse septula;

2015, Alfred R. Loeblich Jr., Helen Tappan, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification, page 739:

(zoology, anatomy, botany) A little septum; a division between small cavities or parts.


procerebrum

The cerebral hemispheres, with their bentricular hollows or lateral ventricles, the corpora striata, and the olfactory lobes,—a set of parts to which, as a whole, the name of procerebrum or prosencephalon may be given.

1882, Jones Quain, Quain's Elements of Anatomy, page 826:


hemisect

en-verb

hemisect (third-person singular simple present hemisects, present participle hemisecting, simple past and past participle hemisected)

hemisects (present singular third-person)
hemisecting (participle present)
hemisected (participle past)
hemisected (past)

the scientists hemisected a rat's spinal cord

hemisect a brain

(anatomy, transitive) To divide along the mesial plane or median plane.


transpalatine

Some reptiles have a transpalatine bone.

(anatomy) Situated beyond, across, or outside the palatine bone.


postcornu

In man there are three extensions of the cella: cephalic, PRECORNU, ventral, MEDICORNU, and caudal, POSTCORNU; the last is wanting in the sheep as in most other mammals.

1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums:

(anatomy) The posterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.


cryptal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to crypts (small pits or cavities in the body).


epiplastron

en-noun

epiplastron (plural epiplastrons or epiplastra)

epiplastrons (plural)
epiplastra (plural)

(anatomy) Either of the foremost pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles


suburethral

suburethral vaginal hammock

suburethral slings

(anatomy) Situated under the urethra, or under its orifice.


prepubic

prepubic bone

prepubic tendon

(anatomy) Situated in front of, or anterior to, the pubis; relating to the prepubis.


siphonium

(anatomy) A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanum with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible


ectochoroidea

(anatomy) Loose, pigmented connective tissue that forms the outer layer of the choroid


neurenteric

In many vertebrates, the neurenteric canal connects the medullary tube and the primitive intestine.

gastrointestinal tract
gastrointestinal tract

(anatomy) Of or relating to the neuron and the enteron (the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract)


perilymphangial

(anatomy) Around, or at the side of, a lymphatic vessel.


pterygopodium

(anatomy) A modified part of the ventral fin in male elasmobranchs, which serves as a copulatory organ, or clasper.


endomyocardial

(anatomy) Relating to the endocardium and the myocardium


omosternum

(anatomy) The anterior element of the sternum which projects forward from between the clavicles in many frogs or toads and is usually tipped with cartilage.

(anatomy) In many mammals, an interarticular cartilage, or bone, between the sternum and the clavicle.


opisthotic

From opistho- (“posterior”) + otic (“ear”).

(zoology, anatomy) The inferior and posterior of the three elements forming the periotic bone.


subhyaloid

subhyaloid hemorrhage

subhyaloid retinal hemorrhage

subhyaloid space

subhyaloid blood

(anatomy) Situated under the hyaloid membrane.


supraglottic

(anatomy) Situated above the glottis; related to the supraglottis


cheliped

(anatomy) A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.


metanephros

metanephros (plural metanephroi or metanephroses)

metanephroi (plural)
metanephroses (plural)

(anatomy) The most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.


intervenous

intervenous yellowing in leaves


intercoccygeal

(anatomy) Between segments of the coccyx.


interdigit

(anatomy) The area of a hand or foot between adjacent fingers or toes


preopercular

(anatomy) Situated in front of the operculum.


hypocleidium

From hypo- + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “clavicle”) + -ium.

af

(anatomy) A median process on the furculum of many birds, where it is connected with the sternum.


interoperculum

(anatomy, ichthyology, archaic) interopercle


parasphenoid

(anatomy) A bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates.


sacrotuberous

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or connecting, the sacrum and the tuberosity of the ischium.


nasopalatine

the nasopalatine artery, the nasopalatine nerve

(anatomy) Relating to the nasal cavity and the palate.


sphenopalatine

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone.

蝶顎 /蝶颚

relating to the sphenoid and palatine bones


phallodeum

From phallo- + a latinized and nominalized form of Ancient Greek ὁδαῖος (hodaîos, “on the way”), modelled after proctodeum and stomodeum.

m+

(anatomy) A penis-like organ in male caecilians, which is inserted into the cloaca of the female for several hours.


teretial

en-adj

teretial (comparative more teretial, superlative most teretial)

more teretial (comparative)
most teretial (superlative)

/təˈɹiːʃiəl/

the teretial tracts in the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain of some fishes

the teretial, postpyramidal, and cerebellar tracts

1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates:


supersphenoidal

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supersphenoidal.wav

supersphenoidal pituitary fossa

supersphenoidal peduncle

supersphenoidal canal

(anatomy) Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the body of the sphenoid bone.


paxwax

From Middle English paxwax, a modification of faxwax (“nuchal ligament”), from fax (“head hair”) + waxen (“to grow”). See wax (“to grow”), and compare faxed.

(anatomy, obsolete) A strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds, connecting the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae; the nuchal ligament.


pterygoquadrate

(anatomy) Of or relating to the pterygoid and quadrate bones or cartilages.


peltidium

(anatomy) A prodorsal shield in chelicerates


prorhinal

(anatomy) Situated in front of the nasal chambers.


parumbilical

(anatomy) Near, or connected to the navel (predominantly referring the small veins which, in human beings, connect the portal vein with the epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen).


modiolar

modiolar (comparative more modiolar, superlative most modiolar)

more modiolar (comparative)
most modiolar (superlative)

From Latin modiolus, diminutive of modius (“the Roman corn measure”).

modiolar artery

modiolar defect

modiolar vein

modiolar wall

(anatomy, not comparable) Related to the modiolus


lymphangial

lymphangial module

lymphangial structure

lymphangial tract


capillament

From Latin capillamentum, from capillus (“hair”). Compare French capillament.

(anatomy) Any villous or hairy covering; a fine fibre or filament, as of the nerves.


helicotrema

en-noun

helicotrema (plural helicotremata or helicotremas)

helicotremata (plural)
helicotremas (plural)

Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “coil”) + τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”).

These openings may be respectively named the cochlear and vestibular helicotremata, the latter being many degrees larger than the former; so that, should a fluid be poured into the cupola, it will pass into the vestibular rather than the tympanic scala.

1849, J. D. Macdonald, “Development and comparative anatomy of the organ of hearing”, in London Journal of Medicine, page 870:

The lower tympanic scala begins at the crest of the cochlear fenestra and courses up spirally below the osseous spiral lamina, while the upper vestibular scala begins at the vestibular recess and passes above the spiral membrane to the helicotrema.

1907, Johannes Sobotta, Atlas and Text-book of Human Anatomy: Vascular system, lymphatic system, nervous system and sense organs:

We have made measurements on the size of the helicotrema two ways, either by reconstructing the helicotremas from serial sections, or directly in osmium-fixed preparations.

2012, Peter Dallos, The Auditory Periphery Biophysics and Physiology, page 183:

cochlear labyrinth
cochlear labyrinth#English

(anatomy) The part of the cochlear labyrinth where the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli meet.


retrocardiac

(anatomy, medicine) Located behind the heart.


sinistrad

read sinistrad

(dated, chiefly anatomy, zoology) Toward the left side; right to left; sinistrally.


kyphotic

en-adj

kyphotic (comparative more kyphotic, superlative most kyphotic)

more kyphotic (comparative)
most kyphotic (superlative)

Ancient Greek κύφος (kúphos, “humpback, bent”) + -otic.

uder

Kyphosis is an increase of the spinal curve in the sagittal plane that results in a greater than normal posterior convexity (anterior concavity). An increased kyphotic curve is encountered more often in the thoracic spine, where it produces a rounded upper back, or 'humped back'.

2007, Nicette Sergueef, Cranial Osteopathy for Infants, Children and Adolescents:

(anatomy, pathology) Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.


vas rectum

/ˈvɑːs ˈɹɛktəm/

First attested in 1750; Latin: vās (“vessel”) + rēctum (neuter nominative singular of rēctus, “straight”) = “straight vessel”.

A yellowiſh ſemen is generated in the vaſcula ſerpentina, is ſent down into the vasa recta, and thence depoſited in the rete under the albuginea.

1750, Albert Haller, “Of the paſſages of the ſemen” in The Philoſophical Tranſactions (1743–1750) Abridged X (1756), ed. John Martyn, page 1,092

One single, straight duct termed vas rectum, which joins the rete testis at a right angle. The vasa recta are very slender, and easily give way when injected.

1843, Thomas Blizard Curling, “A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Testis”, in The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal, LX:ii, page 216:

tubulus seminiferus contortus
tubulus seminiferus contortus#English

tubulus seminiferus rectus
tubulus seminiferus rectus#English

(anatomy, usually in the plural) One of a number of straight vasa (tubes), specifically:

(somewhat dated) A straight seminiferous tubule conveying semen from its pertaining tubulus seminiferus contortus (convoluted seminiferous tubule) to the rete testis of the testicle that contains it; now more commonly called the tubulus seminiferus rectus (straight seminiferous tubule).

Long and almost straight vessels (vasa recta), into which the efferent vessel of those tufts situated at the bases of the pyramids, divides.

1858, Lionel Smith Beale, Illustrations of the Constituents of Urine, Urinary Deposits, and Calculi, Fig. 1. g., page 3

The vasa recta are capillaries, mostly derived from the efferent arterioles of juxtamedullary nephrons, which have a ‘hairpin’ arrangement and dip far down into the renal medulla.

2000, Christopher J. Lote, Principles of Renal Physiology, fourth edition, § 6.4, page 78:

vas rectum renis
vas rectum renis#English

arteriolae efferentes
arteriola efferens#English

(sometimes more fully, “vas rectum renis”) Any one of many straight capillaries in the kidney that branch off from the arteriolae efferentes (efferent arterioles) of juxtamedullary nephrons, enter the medulla, and surround the loop of Henle, where they function to absorb water and to secrete salt and urea into the renal interstitium, thereby facilitating the production of concentrated urine.

Bleeding from colonic diverticula is caused by rupture of the underlying vas rectum.

1990, Jay H. Stein, Internal Medicine, third edition, page 395:

Any one of numerous straight arteries that branch off from the arcades of the mesentery of the jejunum and ileum whence they head toward the small intestine.


lateralward

en-adv

lateralward (comparative more lateralward, superlative most lateralward)

more lateralward (comparative)
most lateralward (superlative)

(anatomy) In a lateral direction; towards the side of the body.


splenoid

en-adj

splenoid (comparative more splenoid, superlative most splenoid)

more splenoid (comparative)
most splenoid (superlative)

From Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -oid.

splenoid cells

splenoid metaplasia

splenoid tissue

(anatomy) Of, related to, or resembling the spleen.


spleenlike

spleenlike (comparative more spleenlike, superlative most spleenlike)

more spleenlike (comparative)
most spleenlike (superlative)

(anatomy) Resembling the spleen; splenoid.


dermohaemal

the dermohæmal spines or ventral fin rays of fishes

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and haemal structures.


myelocoele

(anatomy) The central canal of the spinal cord.


subbasal

(anatomy, zoology) Near or below the base.


sclerotical

sclerotical (comparative more sclerotical, superlative most sclerotical)

more sclerotical (comparative)
most sclerotical (superlative)


petromastoid

petrmastoid bone

petrmastoid canal

petrmastoid portion of the bone

(anatomy) Of or relating to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone


epichordal

(anatomy) Upon or above the notochord; applied especially to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.


interstapedial

interstapedial cartilage

(anatomy) Relating to part of the columella of the ear, between the stapes and the mediostapedial.


ephippium

From Latin ephippium (“saddlecloth”), from Ancient Greek ἐφίππιον (ephíppion), from ἐπῐ́ (epĭ́) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

(anatomy) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.


amphistylic

From amphi- + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + -ic

af

(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.


subaxillary

(anatomy) Situated under the axilla, or armpit.


pharyngobranchial

pharyngobranchial cartilage

pharyngobranchial toothplate

(anatomy) Of or relating to the pharynx and the branchiae; applied especially to the dorsal elements in the branchial arches of fishes.


pharyngobranchial

(anatomy) A pharyngobranchial, or upper pharyngeal, bone or cartilage.


tentaculum

From New Latin tentāculum. See the doublet tentacle.


protovertebral

-ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the protovertebrae.


gigerium

Latin gigeria (“(plural) the cooked entrails of poultry”).

uder

The gigerium, in situ, is far back in the abdomen, its middle about opposite the last rib and to the left side, lying nearly apposed to the abdominal parietes

1874, Elliott Coues, Birds of the Northwest, LARUS ARGENTATUS, page 650:


prehallux

(anatomy) An extra first toe, or rudiment of a toe, on the preaxial side of the big toe.


mylohyoid

/ˌmʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/

Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μῠ́λη (mŭ́lē, “a molar”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to mylo- (“molar”) + hyoid.

af

the mylohyoid nerve

(anatomy) Relating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle.


mylohyoid

/ˌmʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/

mylohyoid muscle
mylohyoid muscle#English


limbous

There are two types of squamous sutures: limbous sutures have mutual ridges or serrations, and the more common plane sutures, which exhibit less structured surfaces which are mutually roughened, such as the temporoparietal suture, the suture between the two maxillae, or the meeting of the zygomatic and palatine bones.

1996, Don Cohen, An Introduction to Craniosacral Therapy: Anatomy, Function, and Treatment:

(anatomy, of a suture) With slightly overlapping borders.


basihyoid

Both sutures are passed dorsal to the basihyoid bone, with the most dorsal suture exiting on the ipsilateral side of the lingual process (asterisk) and the most ventral suture on the contralateral side of the lingual process.

2009, Norman Edward Robinson, Kim A. Sprayberry, Current Therapy in Equine Medicine, page 259:

From the basihyoid, however, it extends dorsally to wrap around the M. sternothyroideus before returning ventrally and curving under the M. episternocleidomastoideus toward the scapula (Herrel et al., 2001b; Meyers et al., 2002)

2013, Krystal A. Tolley, Anthony Herrel, The Biology of Chameleons, page 21:

(anatomy) The central part of the hyoid bone, which is found at the base of the tongue.


bimastism

From bi- + Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós, “breast”) + -ism.

affix

(anatomy, dated, rare) The condition of having two mammae or teats.


hypapophysis

en-noun

hypapophysis (countable and uncountable, plural hypapophyses)

Haemal spines and chevron bones are examples of hypapophysis.

(anatomy) A process, or other element, of a vertebra developed from the ventral side of the centrum.


larmier

From French larme (“tear, drop”), from Latin lacrima. See lachrymose.


epichorial

en-adj

epichorial (comparative more epichorial, superlative most epichorial)

more epichorial (comparative)
most epichorial (superlative)

/ˌɛpɪˈkɔːɹiəl/

From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + χώρα (khṓra, “countryside”) + -ial.


basihyal

From basi- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

uder

Coburn (1982) used a posterior extension of the basihyal to group many taxa in Notropis (s. l.) (93).

1992, M. M. Coburn, T. M. Cavender, “Phylogenetics of North American Cyprinidae”, in Richard L. Mayden, editor, Systematics, Historical Ecology, and North American Freshwater Fishes, page 362:

The hyoid cartilage is formed of a series of skeletal elements: entoglossum (or paraglossals), basihyal (basihyoid), basibranchial (or urohyal), ceratobranchial, and epibranchial (Fig. 3.21), the most anterior of which (entoglossum and basihyal) constitute the tongue skeleton.

1999, Nicole Le Douarin, Chaya Kalcheim, The Neural Crest, page 111:

In most mammals, the hyoid apparatus lies at or above the entrance to the larynx and consists of two basic parts: inferiorly, the unpaired basihyal and paired thyrohyal “horns” which connect the basihyal to the thyroid cartilage and superiorly, the paired suspensory stylohyoid chains which are made up of four cartilaginous or ossified links, the ceratohyal, epihyal, stylohyal, and tympanohyal, that connect the basihyal to the temporal bone (e.g., Howes 1896; Negus 1949).

2015, Dionisios Yoloutas, Sébastien Couette, Lauren B. Halenar, “6: Morphology of Howler Monkeys: A Review and Quantitative Analyses”, in Martín M. Kowalewski, Paul A. Garber, Liliana Cortes-Ortiz, Bernardo Urbani, Dionisios Youlatos, editors, Howler Monkeys: Adaptive Radiation, Systematics, and Morphology, page 144:

(anatomy, fish anatomy, vertebrate anatomy) Either of two small bones that form the body of the inverted hyoid arch.


scaphocephalic

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or affected by scaphocephaly.


infrastapedial

infrastapedial process

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which in many animals projects below the connection with the stapes.


petrohyoid

the petrohyoid muscles of the frog

(anatomy) Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.


pleuroperitoneum

(anatomy) The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the enclosed viscera; the peritoneum; used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided.


sarcous

en-adj

sarcous (comparative more sarcous, superlative most sarcous)

more sarcous (comparative)
most sarcous (superlative)

(anatomy) fleshy; applied to the minute structural elements that make up muscle fibre.


submammary

submammary inflammation


albugineous

albugineous fibre

albugineous membrane

albugineous tunic of the epididymis

(anatomy) Resembling the white of the eye, or of an egg. It is applied to various white or whitish things in the body.


subendymal

(anatomy) subependymal (situated under the ependyma).


propodial

(anatomy) Of or relating to the proximal segments of limbs or appendages.


interhyal

From inter- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a segment sometimes present at the proximal end of the hyoid arch.


interhyal

(anatomy) An interhyal ligament or cartilage.


sternohyoid

Borrowed from New Latin sternohȳoīdēs, from sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to sterno- + hyoid. Doublet of sternohyoideus.

af

(anatomy) Of or relating to the sternum and the hyoid bone.

esternohioideo

of or relating to the sternum and the hyoid bone

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternohyoid muscle.


sternohyoid

sternohyoid muscle
sternohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of sternohyoid muscle.


ectethmoid

(anatomy) external to the ethmoid; prefrontal


cnemial

From Ancient Greek κνημίς (knēmís, “the lower part of the leg, greaves”).

uder

Some birds and reptiles, like dinosaurs, have a cnemial crest.

cnemial ridge

(anatomy) Relating to, or located at, the shinbone, or tibia.


renal cortex

en-noun

renal cortex (plural renal cortexes or renal cortices)

renal cortexes (plural)
renal cortices (plural)

(anatomy) The outer region of the kidney, between the renal capsule and the renal medulla, consisting of the glomeruli and the proximal and distal convoluted tubules.


renal medulla

renal medulla (plural renal medullas or renal medullae)

renal medullas (plural)
renal medullae (plural)

(anatomy) The innermost region of the kidney, arranged into pyramid like structures, consisting of the collecting tubules, Henle's loop, vasa rectae, venulae rectae and the medullary capillary plexus


prosencephalic

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the prosencephalon.


perioplic

(anatomy) Of or relating to the periople.


presternum

(anatomy) The anterior or upper part of the sternum; the manubrium.


epicoele

(anatomy) A cavity formed by the invagination of the outer wall of the body, as the atrium of an amphioxus and possibly the body cavity of vertebrates.


conarium

/kəʊˈnɛəɹi.əm/


subpulmonary

subpulmonary infundibulum

subpulmonary VSD

subpulmonary stenosis

(anatomy) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lungs.


ceratohyal

From cerato- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.


ceratohyal

(anatomy) A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.


sternebra

(anatomy) One of the segments of the sternum.


suboperculum

(anatomy) The lower opercular bone in fishes.


pleuric

pleuric clot

pleuric pain


prebronchial

prebronchial artery embolization

prebronchial branch

a bird's prebronchial air sac on either side of the esophagus

(anatomy) Situated in front of the bronchus


basion

From New Latin, equivalent to basi- (“base”) + -ion (“cephalometric reference point”).

af

In order to determine the distance of the zygomaxillare and the first molar from the basion (or prosthion), isosceles triangles were constructed from the measurements, which on one hand had the basion for the apex, the distance connecting both molar middle points as the base and the basion-first molar distance as the legs (Fig. 4. A), and on the other hand they had the distance between both zygomaxillaria as the base and the basion-zygomaxillaria as the base and the basion-zygomaxillary distance as the legs (Fig. 4. B).

1930, J. D. White, John Hugh McQuillen, George Jacob Ziegler, The Dental Cosmos - Volume 72, Part 1, page 646:

Additional skull measurements, taken with small sliding calipers, were from zygomaxillare, the lowest point on the zygomatic-maxillary suture, to the points of alveolare, basion and nasion.

1980, York Archaeological Trust, The Archaeology of York, page 21:

The tectorial membrane limits extension, while odontoid impaction on the basion limits flexion.

2010, John P. Dormans, Ejovi Ughwanogho, & Jaimo Ahn, "Pediatric Spine Trauma", Chapter 12 in Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Muharrem Yazici, & George H. Thompson (eds.) The Growing Spine: Management of Spinal Disorders in Young Children, page 138

(anatomy) The middle of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.

basi

(anatomy) middle of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull


podophyllous

(anatomy) Relating to, or composing, the layer of tissue, made up of laminae, beneath a horse's hoof.


plagiocephalic

en-adj

plagiocephalic (comparative more plagiocephalic, superlative most plagiocephalic)

more plagiocephalic (comparative)
most plagiocephalic (superlative)

(anatomy) Having an oblique lateral deformity of the skull.


procoele

(anatomy) A lateral cavity of the prosencephalon; a lateral ventricle of the brain.


superspinous

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superspinous.wav

(anatomy) Alternative form of supraspinate.


metanephridium

(anatomy) A vasiform excretory gland observed in invertebrates, such as annelids, arthropods and molluscs.


extrastapedial

(anatomy) Projecting beyond the stapes; applied to part of the columella of the ear.


rhinencephalon

(anatomy) The part of the brain involved with olfaction.


haemad

en-adv

haemad (comparative more haemad, superlative most haemad)

more haemad (comparative)
most haemad (superlative)

(anatomy, archaic) Toward the haemal side.


enterography

(anatomy, archaic) The scientific description of the intestines; enterology.


sclerogenous

en-adj

sclerogenous (comparative more sclerogenous, superlative most sclerogenous)

more sclerogenous (comparative)
most sclerogenous (superlative)

sclerogenous cell

Their centre is porous, as may be seen if the colouring matter with which they are usually filled be removed, the pores pasing through the very thick layers of sclerogenous deposits, and communicating with the contiguous cells.

1872, H. Pocklington, “Pareira. Microscopical Characters”, in Year-book of Pharmacy, page 23:

In the outermost rows of this zone are a large number of sclerogenous cells, forming isolated groups; these occur here and there, but less numerously, in the remainder of the zone.

1877 November 10, M. Planchon, “Hoang-Nan Bark”, in The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, volume 8, page 364:

In a powder which should contain only the foregoing histological elements, any admixture of mineral matters, starches or starch-bearing tissues, sclerogenous or libriform tissues , epidermal tissues bearing hairs or glands, acicular raphides and most crystal-bearing tissues, should be distinguished without much difficulty.

1888 September 22, William Kirkby, “Note on Insect Powder”, in Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Meetings, volume 19, page 240:

(anatomy) Making or secreting a hard substance; becoming hard.


deciduate

From decidua + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

af

/dɪˈsɪdʒʊət/

deciduate placenta

(anatomy) Having, or characterized by, a decidua.


parethmoid

(anatomy) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals.


angiotomy

en-noun

angiotomy (countable and uncountable, plural angiotomies)

From angio- + -tomy (from Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, urn, pot”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”)).

der

(anatomy) dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body


mentomeckelian

(anatomy) Of or relating to the chin and lower jaw.


mentomeckelian

(anatomy) The bone or cartilage forming the anterior extremity of the lower jaw in some animals, such as frogs


schindylesis

en-noun

schindylesis (countable and uncountable, plural schindyleses)

From Ancient Greek σχινδύλησις (skhindúlēsis, “a splitting into fragments”).

bor

(anatomy) A form of articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another.


precrural

the precrural glands of the horse

(anatomy) Situated in front of the leg or thigh.


ceratobranchial

(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epibranchial in a branchial arch.


ceratobranchial

(anatomy) A ceratobranchial bone or cartilage.


parovarium

/ˌpæɹəʊˈvɛəɹi.əm/

/ˌpæɹoʊˈvɛɹi.əm/

/ˌpɛɹoʊˈvɛɹi.əm/


infrahyoid

/ˌɪn.fɹəˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

infrahyoid muscles

(anatomy, relational) Below the hyoid bone in the neck.


epiglottidean

(anatomy) epiglottic; relating to the epiglottis


mediostapedial

(zoology, anatomy) Relating to that part of the columella of the ear which, in some animals, connects the stapes with the other parts of the columella.


submucous

(anatomy) Situated under a mucous membrane.


SCA

superior cerebellar artery
superior cerebellar artery#English

(anatomy) Initialism of superior cerebellar artery.


sclerous

en-adj

sclerous (comparative more sclerous, superlative most sclerous)

more sclerous (comparative)
most sclerous (superlative)

sclerous cells

sclerous tissue

(archaic, anatomy) hard; hardened; sclerotic


stephanion

From Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “a crown”) + -ion (“craniometric feature”).

der

(anatomy) The point on the side of the skull where the upper temporal line, or upper edge of the temporal fossa, crosses the coronal suture.


protovertebra

(obsolete, anatomy) One of the primitive masses, or segments, into which the mesoblast of the vertebrate embryo breaks up on either side of the anterior part of the notochord; a mesoblastic, or protovertebral, somite.


ventrimeson

(archaic, anatomy) The ventral edge of the meson.


pseudostoma

(anatomy) A group of cells resembling a stoma, but without any true aperture among them.


epiotic

(anatomy) The upper and outer element of periotic bone, in humans forming a part of the temporal bone.


palmary

en-adj

palmary (comparative more palmary, superlative most palmary)

more palmary (comparative)
most palmary (superlative)

From Latin palmarius, palmaris (“belonging to palms, deserving the palm or prize”). Cognate to Spanish palmario.


pygal

(anatomy) Situated in the region of the rump, or posterior end of the backbone; applied especially to the posterior median plates in the carapace of chelonians.


pygal

(anatomy) The posterior median or supracaudal plate of a chelonian carapace.


Leydig cell

Named for German anatomist Franz Leydig.

(anatomy) One of the interstitial cells, located next to the seminiferous tubules inside the testicle, that produce testosterone.


scleroid

scleroid (comparative more scleroid, superlative most scleroid)

more scleroid (comparative)
most scleroid (superlative)

Did you find his drums were thickened and scleroid ?

1953, New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs, page 415:

Pharyngeal walls thick, scleroid.

1960, Konstantin Ivanovich Skri︠a︡bin, Essentials of Nematodology, page 364:


Weberian

Weberian (comparative more Weberian, superlative most Weberian)

more Weberian (comparative)
most Weberian (superlative)

(anatomy) Of or relating to Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795-1878), a German anatomist and biologist.

weberiano

of or relating to German anatomist and biologist Ernst Heinrich Weber


seminiferous tubule

en-noun

seminiferous tubule (plural seminiferous tubules)

(anatomy) Any of many threadlike structures, located in the testes, that are the specialized areas of sperm production.


ejaculatory duct

ejaculatory duct (plural ejaculatory ducts)

(anatomy) Either of a pair of ducts through which semen passes, each of which is formed by the merging of the vas deferens and the duct of the seminal vesicle.


cancellated

en-adj

cancellated (comparative more cancellated, superlative most cancellated)

more cancellated (comparative)
most cancellated (superlative)

(anatomy) Open or spongy, like certain porous bones.


Schneiderian

Schneiderian (comparative more Schneiderian, superlative most Schneiderian)

more Schneiderian (comparative)
most Schneiderian (superlative)
schneiderian (alternative)

(anatomy) Discovered or described by Konrad Viktor Schneider, a German anatomist of the 17th century.


postoblongata

postoblongata optic nerve

1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums:

(anatomy) The posterior part of the medulla oblongata.


suprailium

(anatomy) The cartilaginous cap at the sacral end of the ilium in humans, and some animals.


hyperapophysis

(anatomy, zoology) A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra.


schizocoele

From Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”) + κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour”; especially “hernia”; “rupture””).

(anatomy) A body cavity that forms by the splitting of mesodermal tissue to create a coelomic cavity.


splenotomy

(anatomy) dissection of, incision into, or anatomy of the spleen.


hepatic portal vein

en-noun

hepatic portal vein (plural hepatic portal veins)


proximal convoluted tubule

proximal convoluted tubule (plural proximal convoluted tubules)

(anatomy) An intricate component of the nephron in a kidney that connects the Bowman's capsule to the loop of Henle.


loop of Henle

Named after its discoverer, the German anatomist Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle.

proximal convoluted tubule
proximal convoluted tubule

distal convoluted tubule
distal convoluted tubule

(anatomy) A loop-like structure in the kidney's nephron that connects the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule.


peritubular capillary

peritubular capillary (plural peritubular capillaries)

(anatomy) Any of a network of small blood vessels that are located around the nephrons in the kidney.


distal convoluted tubule

distal convoluted tubule (plural distal convoluted tubules)

(anatomy) The section of the nephron in the kidney that connects the loop of Henle to the collecting duct system.


efferent arteriole

efferent arteriole (plural efferent arterioles)

(anatomy) Any of the many minute blood vessels formed by the merging of the capillaries of the glomerulus that conduct blood away from it.


pylangium

From Ancient Greek πύλη (púlē, “gate, entrance”) + ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel”), cf. angio-.

der

(anatomy) The first and undivided part of the aortic trunk in the amphibian heart.


prosocoele

From proso- (probably a combining form of prosencephalon) + -coele.

af

(anatomy) The entire cavity of the prosencephalon.


SCM

en-noun

SCM (countable and uncountable, plural SCMs)

sternocleidomastoid muscle
sternocleidomastoid muscle#English

(anatomy, countable) Abbreviation of sternocleidomastoid muscle.


epencephalon

From New Latin epencephalon, from ep-, prevocalic form of epi- + encephalon.


parotoid

the parotoid region

(anatomy) Of or related to the parotid gland; applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs.


organ of Rosenmüller

organ of Rosenmüller (plural organs of Rosenmüller)

Named after the German anatomist Johann Christian Rosenmüller.


metosteon

From New Latin metosteon, from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-, “after”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

(anatomy) The posterolateral ossification in the sternum of birds.

(anatomy) The part resulting from such ossification.


megaseme

en-adj

megaseme (comparative more megaseme, superlative most megaseme)

more megaseme (comparative)
most megaseme (superlative)

From mega- + Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign, mark”). Compare French mégasème.

(anatomy, archaic) Having the orbital index relatively large, therefore having eye sockets nearby.


distomedial

distomedial (comparative more distomedial, superlative most distomedial)

more distomedial (comparative)
most distomedial (superlative)

When held vertically close to your nose, the top left quadrant of the right thumb is the most distomedial quadrant.

...fifth joint with about eight distomedial setae;

1983 December, Jürgen Sieg, “Tanaidomorpha (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) from the Ross Sea, Antarctica”, in Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, volume 13, number 4, The Royal Society of New Zealand, page 397:

(anatomy) Pertaining to an inside aspect, but also farther away from the center of the body.


proatlas

(anatomy) A bone located between the skull and the atlas (topmost vertebra), found in some reptiles.


epipodialia

(anatomy, obsolete) The bones of either the forearm or shank: the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula.


platycnemic

platycnemic (comparative more platycnemic, superlative most platycnemic)

more platycnemic (comparative)
most platycnemic (superlative)

(anatomy) Of, relating to, or characterized by, platycnemism.

platicnem

of, relating to, or characterized by, platycnemism


synsacrum

en-noun

synsacrum (plural synsacrums or synsacra)

(anatomy, ornithology) The bone in birds composed of the sacrum and some lumbar or caudal vertebrae fused together.


diverticle

From Latin diverticulum, deverticulum (“a bypath”), from divertere (“to turn away”).


myocomma

myocomma (plural myocommas or myocommata)


diploic

diploic veins


exocervix

exocervix (plural exocervixes or exocervices)

exocervixes (plural)
exocervices (plural)

(anatomy) The protective mucous membrane on the exterior of the cervix.


stylohyoid

Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdēs, from stylus (“a stake or pale”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to stylo- + hyoid. Doublet of stylohyoideus.

af

(anatomy) Of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone.


stylohyoid

stylohyoid muscle
stylohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of stylohyoid muscle.


pleurosteon

(archaic, ornithology, anatomy) The anterolateral piece which articulates the sternum of birds.


sesamoidal

sesamoidal bone

sesamoidal fracture

sesamoidal ligament


styloglossal

styloglossal muscle

(anatomy) Of or relating to the styloid process and the tongue.


supraacromial

By surface analysis, supra- + acromi(o)- + -al.

surf

supraacromial branch

supraacromial nerves

The Nature of Pains About the Shoulder.—Pains just above the shoulder and about the acromion are due to involvement of the supraacromial nerves, which are branches of the fourth cervical. The deep-seated pains referred to the parts about the joint and in the deltoid, are caused by the circumflex nerve which originates from the fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical, and which is a sensory motor nerve. The superficial circumflex nerve-pains are felt more posteriorly and over the body of the deltoid; there is a painful point where the nerve becomes superficial (Fig. 8). Pains on the anterior and inner surfaces of the shoulder and upper arm are due to involvement of the intercostohumeral, second dorsal. Shoulder pains, however, generally may be said to be circumflex and supraacromial and to mean involvement of the fibers from the fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical nerve roots. […] Summary.—Shoulder pains, then, mean involvement mainly of the circumflex; if they extend up, the supraacromial nerves; if they extend down to involvement of the radial, and if they extend back to the collateral muscular nerves going to the scapular region.

1907 February 23, Charles L. Dana, “Brachial neuralgia and arm pains”, in George F. Shrady, editor, Medical Record. A Weekly Journal of Medicine and Surgery, volume 71, number 8 (Whole No. 1894), page 298:

(anatomy, medicine) Situated above the acromion of the scapula.


enterocoele

(anatomy) A perivisceral cavity which arises as an outgrowth or outgrowths from the digestive tract.


spheno-

From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”).

sphenomastoid

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone.


praecornu

In man there are three extensions of the cella: cephalic, PRECORNU, ventral, MEDICORNU, and caudal, POSTCORNU; the last is wanting in the sheep as in most other mammals.

(anatomy) The anterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.


circumesophageal

circumesophageal connective

circumesophageal interneurons

circumesophageal ganglia

the circumesophageal nerve commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks


microseme

en-adj

microseme (comparative more microseme, superlative most microseme)

more microseme (comparative)
most microseme (superlative)

From micro- + Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign, mark”). Compare French microsème.

(archaic, anatomy) Having the orbital index relatively narrow, therefore having eye sockets far away.


paraphysis

(anatomy) A derivative of the roof-plate of the telencephalon.


platycoelian

(archaic, zoology, anatomy) Synonym of platycoelous.


paroophoron

(anatomy) A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, corresponding with the paradidymis of the male.


posttemporal

(anatomy) Situated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of the skull; applied especially to a bone which usually connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral arch of fishes.


stylomaxillary

(anatomy) Of or relating to the styloid process and the maxilla.


circumduct

en-verb

circumduct (third-person singular simple present circumducts, present participle circumducting, simple past and past participle circumducted)

circumducts (present singular third-person)
circumducting (participle present)
circumducted (participle past)
circumducted (past)

From Latin circumductus, past participle of circumducere (“to lead around”), from circum + ducere (“to lead”).

(anatomy) To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed.


abducent nerve

abducent nerves (plural)
abducens (alternative)

(anatomy) Alternative spelling of abducens nerve.


suprastapedial

(anatomy) Of, relating to, or designating that part of the columella of the ear which projects above the connection with the stapes, as in many animals.


midlung

In a patient with lobar pneumonia with right posterior midlung consolidation, bronchial breath sounds are heard over the right posterior midlung field, located over the seventh and eight intercostal spaces along the vertebral column.

2009, Auscultation Skills: Breath & Heart Sounds, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, page 137:

(anatomy) The nexus of an individual lung


colo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin colon, whence also English colon.


sweat pore

(anatomy) The opening of a sweat gland to the surface of the skin.


thenal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the thenar


postcommissure

By gently moving its caudal end , its ventro-cephalic angle will be found to be continuous with the mesocælian roof by a curved and corrugated lamina, the POSTCOMMISSURE

(anatomy) A transverse commissure in the posterior part of the roof of the third ventricle of the brain; the posterior cerebral commissure.


postclavicle

(anatomy) A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.


cotyloid

en-adj

cotyloid (comparative more cotyloid, superlative most cotyloid)

more cotyloid (comparative)
most cotyloid (superlative)

the cotyloid gland

the cotyloid ligament

the cotyloid foss

the cotyloid joint

the cotyloid notch

(anatomy) Relating to a cotyloid cavity.


crotaphite

From Ancient Greek κρόταφος (krótaphos, “the side of the forehead”) + -ite.

uder

(anatomy, obsolete) Pertaining to the temples; temporal.


dartos

From Ancient Greek δαρτός (dartós, “flayed”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, to flay”) + -τός (-tós, adjectival suffix).

af

(anatomy) A thin layer of vascular contractile tissue that contains smooth muscle fibers but no fat and is situated directly beneath the skin of the scrotum or beneath that of the labia majora.


acra

From Ancient Greek ἀ̆κρᾰ (ăkră), probably back-formed from German Akren as this is more easily encountered and even the English is most likely found in books written by Germans.

The principal differential diagnostic considerations in the case of nevi situated at the acra are atypical nevus and melanoma and, occasionally Spitz nevus/tumor.

2004 August 1, Raymond L. Barnhill, Michael Piepkorn, Klaus J. Busam, Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 89:

The surface area to volume ratio requires that the surface temperature in the nearly cylinder-shaped body parts should be lower the smaller their radius is. Consequently skin temperatures drop toward the ends of the extremities. A quicker cooling of the acra compared to head or trunk also occurs.

2014 July 29, Sandra Ückert, Cold Application in Training & Competition: The Influence of Temperature on Your Athletic Performance, Meyer & Meyer Verlag, →ISBN, page 52:

(anatomy, rare) The vascular areas of the body most removed from the heart.


accessory nerve

en-noun

accessory nerve (plural accessory nerves)

(neuroanatomy) Either of a pair of motor nerves that are the 11th cranial nerve of higher vertebrates, arise from the medulla oblongata and the upper part of the spinal cord, controlling the pharynx and the muscles of the upper chest, back and shoulders.


ethmoturbinal

(anatomy) An upper turbinal, connected directly with the ethmoid bone.


pseudoturbinal

(anatomy) An incurved portion of the wall of the nasal chamber, distinguished from the true turbinals.


choanoid

en-adj

choanoid (comparative more choanoid, superlative most choanoid)

more choanoid (comparative)
most choanoid (superlative)

From Ancient Greek χοάνη (khoánē, “funnel”) + -oid.

(anatomy) funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the eyeball in many reptiles and mammals


mesocephalon

(neuroanatomy, archaic) The pons; pons Varolii.

(neuroanatomy, archaic) The mesencephalon


corticolimbic

(anatomy) Relating to the cortex and limbic system.


Poupart's ligament

en-noun

Poupart's ligament (plural Poupart's ligaments)

Named after François Poupart (1661-1708), French anatomist.

(anatomy) A ligament extending in most mammals from the ventral side of the ilium to near the symphysis of the pubic bones.


cholecystis

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).


scapholunar

(anatomy) Of or relating to the scaphoid and lunar bones of the carpus.


scapholunar

(anatomy) A bone formed by the coalescence of the scaphoid and lunar in the carpus of carnivora.


syringocoele

From syrinx + Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”).

(anatomy) The central canal of the spinal cord.


dartoid

en-adj

dartoid (comparative more dartoid, superlative most dartoid)

more dartoid (comparative)
most dartoid (superlative)

dartoid tissue


ischio-

Combining form of Ancient Greek ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “ischium”).


encephalos

From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven years of age.

1859–1860, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh, London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC:


terma

The terma is so thin that even when it has escaped injury in the inedisection of the brain it may not be readily recognized unless three points are borne in mind

(anatomy) The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain.


indeciduate

indeciduate placenta

(anatomy) Having no decidua; nondeciduate.


sphenoethmoidal

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the ethmoid bone.


anal gland

(anatomy) A small paired sebaceous gland found near the anus in many mammals, secreting a liquid that is used for identification of members within the species.

glàndula anal

anatomy: sebaceous gland near anus in many mammals


anatomic dead space

en-noun

anatomic dead space (countable and uncountable, plural anatomic dead spaces)

anatomic dead spaces (plural)
anatomical dead space (alternative)

(anatomy) The volume of conducting airways of the lung, as measured by a cast of the airways.


palatic

(anatomy, linguistics, archaic) A palatal.


palatic

(anatomy, linguistics, archaic) palatal; palatine


praecava

praecavae (plural)
precava (alternative)

(anatomy, obsolete) The superior vena cava.


androgenic hair

androgenic hair (countable and uncountable, plural androgenic hairs)

(anatomy) The terminal hair that develops on the human body during and after puberty, on the face, chest, legs, armpits, pubic region, etc.


body hair

body hair (countable and uncountable, plural body hairs)

(anatomy) Hair of the body; in particular, androgenic hair, to the exclusion of facial hair and the hair atop one's head.


lumbal

(anatomy, uncommon or non-native speakers' English) Alternative form of lumbar.


ciliary body

(anatomy) circumferential tissue inside the eye composed of the ciliary muscle and ciliary processes


abdominal region

abdominal region (plural abdominal regions)

To identify specific abdominal structures or to refer to an area of pain, the abdomen may be divided into four quadrants or nine abdominal regions.

2012, Sandra L. Hagen-Ansert, Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 121:

(anatomy) One of the nine areas that the abdomen is divided into.


anterior chamber

anterior chamber (plural anterior chambers)

(anatomy, ophthalmology) A space inside the eye between the cornea and the iris, filled with aqueous humour.


posterior chamber

posterior chamber (plural posterior chambers)

(anatomy, ophthalmology) A narrow space inside the eye between the iris and the lens, filled with aqueous humour.


Schlemm's canal

Schlemm's canal (plural Schlemm's canals)

Schlemm's canals (plural)
canal of Schlemm (alternative)

(anatomy) a circular channel in the eye that collects aqueous humour from the anterior chamber and delivers it into the bloodstream; if it is blocked, a glaucoma results


canal of Schlemm

canal of Schlemm (plural canals of Schlemm)

(anatomy) Alternative form of Schlemm's canal.


aqueous humor

(anatomy) Alternative spelling of aqueous humour.


ciliary processes

(chiefly in the plural, anatomy) inward folding of the choroid with the function of producing aqueous humour


anoperineal

(anatomy) Relating to the anus and perineum.


genitoperineal

(anatomy) Relating to the genitals and perineum.


vaginoperineal

(anatomy) Relating to the vagina and perineum.


sternally

(anatomy) In terms of, or upon, the sternum.


subarachnoidal

(anatomy) Alternative form of subarachnoid.


pharyngomaxillary

(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and maxilla.


pharyngonasal

(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and nose.


pharyngotympanic

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the pharynx and eardrum.


salpingopharyngeal

From salpingo- (“relating to the Eustachian tube”) + pharyngeal, or salpingopharyngeus + -al.

af

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the Eustachian tube and the pharynx.

(anatomy, relational) Relating to the salpingopharyngeus.


pharyngoepiglottic

(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and epiglottis.


circle of Willis

en-noun

circle of Willis (plural circles of Willis)

circles of Willis (plural)
Willis circle (alternative)

Named after English physician Thomas Willis (1621–1675).

named-after

communicating arteries
communicating artery

(anatomy) A circle of arteries at the base of the brain that is formed by the cerebral and communicating arteries and is a site of aneurysms.


cimbia

(anatomy) A white band running across the ventral surface of the crus cerebri.


intergluteal cleft

en-noun

intergluteal cleft (plural intergluteal clefts)

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(anatomy) The groove between the buttocks that runs from just below the sacrum to the perineum.


hemelytron

(anatomy) An insect's forewing with both membranous and hardened portions.


amelodentinal

(anatomy, dentistry) Relating to the enamel and dentin.


amelocemental

(anatomy, dentistry) Relating to the enamel and cement.


amelo-

(anatomy, dentistry) involving tooth enamel


anovaginal

(anatomy) Relating to the anus and vagina.


articular facet

articular facet (plural articular facets)

(anatomy) a surface where two anatomical structures (usually bones) meet


macrodactylic

en-adj

macrodactylic (comparative more macrodactylic, superlative most macrodactylic)

more macrodactylic (comparative)
most macrodactylic (superlative)

From macro- + Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “a finger”) + -ic.

der

A genus of Echastiert, or stilt-birds, belonging to Cuvier's macrodactylic or long-toed family.

1837, Charles Frederick Partington, The British cyclopædia of natural history, volume 3, page 521:

The width of the macrodactylic digit cannot be reduced unless the redundant segment of the nerve is resected.

1974, H. Kelikian, Congenital deformities of the hand and forearm:

The digital nerves that supply the enlarged macrodactylic digits are usually enlarged.

1974, J. William Littler, Lester M. Cramer, James Walter Smith, Symposium on Reconstructive Hand Surgery:

(zoology, anatomy) Having long toes; macrodactylous.


intrafallopian

intra-fallopian (alternative)
intra-Fallopian (alternative)


cerebellous

(anatomy, dated) Relating to the cerebellum; cerebellar.


nerve trunk

(anatomy) A bundle of nerve fibres, held together by a sheath of connective tissue, that makes up the main stem of a nerve


mammaric

(anatomy) Of or relating to a female breast or mamma


entaxonic

From ento- + Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”) + -ic.

af

(anatomy, zoology) Having the inner digits (e.g. thumb, big toe) more strongly developed than the outer ones


cingular

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cingulum


ecteron

(obsolete, anatomy) The external layer of the skin and mucous membranes; epithelium; ecderon.


posteroinferior

en-adj

posteroinferior (comparative more posteroinferior, superlative most posteroinferior)

more posteroinferior (comparative)
most posteroinferior (superlative)


postglabellar

postglabellar (comparative more postglabellar, superlative most postglabellar)

more postglabellar (comparative)
most postglabellar (superlative)


parapophysis

(anatomy) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra.


supraciliary

(anatomy) Alternative form of superciliary.


sphenethmoid

(anatomy) Of or relating to the sphenoidal and ethmoidal regions of the skull.


sphenethmoid

(anatomy) A bone of the skull that surrounds the anterior end of the brain in many amphibians.


gastric angle

(anatomy) An angular portion of the stomach between the lesser curvature and the pylorus.


Calot's triangle

en-noun

Calot's triangle (plural Calot's triangles)

(anatomy) An anatomic space bordered by the common hepatic duct, the cystic duct and base of the liver. It is used to identify the cystic artery.

Cystohepatic triangle
Jean-François Calot


ginglymoid

en-adj

ginglymoid (comparative more ginglymoid, superlative most ginglymoid)

more ginglymoid (comparative)
most ginglymoid (superlative)
ginglymoidal (alternative)
ginglymoideal (alternative)
ginglimoid (alternative)

ginglymoid articulation

ginglymoid pivot


gangliated

gangliated (comparative more gangliated, superlative most gangliated)

more gangliated (comparative)
most gangliated (superlative)
gangliate (alternative)

the gangliated cords of the sympathetic nervous system


cricopharyngeal

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cricopharyngeus.


thyropharyngeal

(anatomy) Of or relating to the thyropharyngeus.


cricopharyngeus

Force must not be used, but steady firm pressure against the tonically contracted cricopharyngeus is made, while at the same time the distal end of the esophagoscope is lifted by the left thumb.

1922, Chevalier Jackson, Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy:

(anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.


thyropharyngeus

(anatomy) The superior part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the thyroid cartilage.


subscapular

the subscapular muscle

(anatomy) Situated beneath the scapula; infrascapular.


epipodial

(anatomy, obsolete) Relating to, or located at, the epipodialia or the parts of the limbs to which they belong.


preaxially

en-adv

preaxially (comparative more preaxially, superlative most preaxially)

more preaxially (comparative)
most preaxially (superlative)


propterygium

From Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “before”) + πτερῠ́γιον (pterŭ́gion, “a fin”).

(anatomy) The anterior of three principal cartilages in the fins of some fishes.


opercle

(anatomy) Any of the bony plates supporting the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone.


exocardial

exocardial electrograms/murmurs/sound

(anatomy) Situated or arising outside of the heart.


infraspinate

the infraspinate muscle


interosseal

the interosseal artery


aliethmoidal

(anatomy) Relating to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.


'twixt-brain

The 'twixt-brain is limited behind by the posterior commissure.

1917, John Sterling Kingsley, Outlines of comparative anatomy of vertebrates:


antero-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin anterior.

(anatomy, dentistry) anterior; front; forward

ventri-

same direction in bipeds; homologous direction in nonbipedal animals


brachyfacial

en-adj

brachyfacial (comparative more brachyfacial, superlative most brachyfacial)

more brachyfacial (comparative)
most brachyfacial (superlative)


dolichofacial

dolichofacial (comparative more dolichofacial, superlative most dolichofacial)

more dolichofacial (comparative)
most dolichofacial (superlative)


ectocuneiform

(anatomy) One of the bones of the tarsus.


mesocuneiform

(anatomy) One of the bones of the tarsus


interhaemal

(anatomy) Between the haemal arches or haemal spines.


myelon

From Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”).


suprascapular

(anatomy) Situated above, or on the anterior side of, the scapula.


fibulare

(anatomy) The bone or cartilage of the tarsus, which articulates with the fibula and corresponds to the calcaneum in humans and most mammals.


hyoidean

From New Latin hȳoīdeus (“hyoid”) + -an.

(anatomy, zootomy, relational) Synonym of hyoid.


hyoideal

From New Latin hȳoīdeus (“hyoid”) + -al.


postvaginal

It seems that the latter had made the claim to the effect that a woman without postvaginal organs is to be considered impotent.

2000, Adolfo N. Dacanáy, Canon Law on Marriage, page 40:

(anatomy) Behind the vagina or vaginal region.


prevaginal

(anatomy) In front of the vagina or vaginal region.


carotic

Ancient Greek καρωτικός (karōtikós, “stupefying”).

uder

the carotic arteries


supermaxilla

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supraorbitar

en-adj

supraorbitar (comparative more supraorbitar, superlative most supraorbitar)

more supraorbitar (comparative)
most supraorbitar (superlative)


suborbitar

suborbitar (comparative more suborbitar, superlative most suborbitar)

more suborbitar (comparative)
most suborbitar (superlative)


colorectum

(anatomy) The distal part of the colon together with the rectum


endobronchial

(anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi


prosthion

From Ancient Greek πρόσθιος (prósthios, “foremost”), from πρόσθεν (prósthen). Compare -ion (suffix for craniometric features).

der

In order to determine the distance of the zygomaxillare and the first molar from the basion (or prosthion), isosceles triangles were constructed from the measurements, which on one hand had the basion for the apex, the distance connecting both molar middle points as the base and the basion-first molar distance as the legs (Fig. 4. A), and on the other hand they had the distance between both zygomaxillaria as the base and the basion-zygomaxillaria as the base and the basion-zygomaxillary distance as the legs (Fig. 4. B).

1930, J. D. White, John Hugh McQuillen, George Jacob Ziegler, The Dental Cosmos - Volume 72, Part 1, page 646:

(anatomy) The most anterior point of the upper alveolar process


arteriovenal

(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and veins.


colovesicular

(anatomy) Relating to the colon and vesicles.


cavotricuspid

(anatomy) Relating to the vena cava and the tricuspid valve of the heart.


canon bone

From French canon, from Latin canon (“a rule”).

(equestrianism, anatomy) Alternative spelling of cannon bone.


phalangial

(anatomy) Alternative form of phalangeal.


phalangian

phalangian club-foot

phalangian articulations

phalangian muscle


sagittated

en-adj

sagittated (comparative more sagittated, superlative most sagittated)

more sagittated (comparative)
most sagittated (superlative)


supraauricular

the supraauricular feathers of certain birds

(anatomy) Situated above the ear coverts, or auriculars.


corticomedullary

(anatomy) Relating to, or joining, the renal medulla and cortex.


A band

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles

Oxford University Press
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(anatomy) A strip of proteins, in the myofibril, that stains dark.


anterodorsal

The difference between the kloedenellids and the geisinids, as defined, is the development of an anterodorsal process in the former.

1978, Robert Vernon Kesling, Ruth B. Chilman, Ostracods of the Middle Devonian Silica Formation:

(anatomy) in front (at the head end) and toward the back (side nearest the spine)


parietomastoid

(anatomy) Relating to the parietal bone and the mastoid bone


exorbital

(anatomy) protruding beyond the orbit (of the eye)