corpus cavernosum

en-noun

corpus cavernosum (plural corpora cavernosa)

From Latin corpus (“body”) + cavernōsum (“full of hollows or cavities”).

He felt the corpora cavernosa, commanded by nerve messages from his subconscious brain, fill up with blood, and the tunica albuginea membrane, the penis’s straitjacket, trap the blood inside.

2022, Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Vintage (2023), page 235:

(anatomy) One of the pair of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that form the bulk of the clitoris and penis.


intracorporal

(anatomy) Within a corpus, especially within the corpus cavernosum


precuneus

From pre- + cuneus, because it is located in front of the cuneus.

The precuneus becomes less active during goal-directed cognitive or perceptual tasks, suggesting it is selectively reducing awareness of potentially distracting environmental factors (Gusnard and Raichle, 2001).

2010, David L. Clark, Nash N. Boutros, Mario F. Mendez, The Brain and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroanatomy, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, page 44:

The logistic regression model revealed that reduced rCBF^([regional cerebral blood flow]) in the inferior parietal lobule, angular gyrus, and precunei had high predictive values and discriminative ability of converters to nonconverters.

2013, John T. O'Brien, Louise Grayson, “Mild Cognitive Impairment and predementia syndromes”, in Tom Dening, Alan Thomas, editors, Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry, page 420:

Studies using EEG-fMRI have shown that there are bilateral areas of deactivation during generalized spike-wave discharges (GSW) in IGE within the thalamus, precuneus, anterior cingulate cortex and inferior parietal cortex.

2015, R. Wiest, E. Abela, C. Rummel, “Simultaneous EEG-fMRI in Epilepsy”, in Christoph Stippich, editor, Clinical Functional MRI: Presurgical Functional Neuroimaging, 2nd edition, Springer-Verlag, page 159:

(anatomy) A division of the medial surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum.


retropubic

(anatomy) Behind the pubic area (and in front of the urinary bladder)


abdominocardiac

* From Latin abdomen (“abdomen”) + Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”) + -ακός (-akós, “-ic”)

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the abdomen and the heart.


superorbital

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


radicular

(anatomy) Pertaining to a root or to a radicle; specifically, pertaining to the roots of the dental or spinal nerves, or arteries which accompany nerve roots into the spinal cord.


orbitalis

Borrowed from New Latin orbitālis, clipping of mūsculus orbitālis (“orbital muscle”). Doublet of orbital.

clipping

(anatomy) A muscle that controls protrusion of the eyeball.


prelingual

en-adj

prelingual (comparative more prelingual, superlative most prelingual)

more prelingual (comparative)
most prelingual (superlative)


audiovestibular

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the auditory functions of the inner ear and the vestibule of the ear


flocculus

Borrowed from Latin flocculus, from floccus.

(anatomy) Either of two small lobes on the posterior border of the cerebellum.


extrarenal

(anatomy, medicine) Outside a kidney; outside but near or abutting a kidney.


tubulointerstitium

(anatomy) The tubules and interstitial tissue of the kidneys


uteroplacental

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the uterus and the placenta.


small of the back

The plan was not feasible, for making a ninety-degree turn would have been impossible without nickel-alloy swivels inserted in the small of every man's back, and Lieutenant Scheisskopf was not sanguine at all about obtaining that many nickel-alloy swivels from Quartermaster or enlisting the co-operation of the surgeons at the hospital.

1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “McWatt”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 70:

He remembered the smell of her skin in the overheated darkness of a coffin near the port, her fingers locked across the small of his back.

1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 9:

(anatomy) The relatively narrow, lumbar region of the back.


exteroceptor

(anatomy) A sense organ or nerve receptor that responds to external stimuli


submucosa

en-noun

submucosa (plural submucosas or submucosae)

(anatomy) A layer of connective tissue beneath a mucous membrane


cerebellocortical

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex


cerebellothalamocortical

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the cerebellum, the thalamus and the cerebral cortex.


corticothalamocerebellar

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the cerebellum, the thalamus and the cerebral cortex


frontocerebellar

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the frontal lobes and the cerebellum


frontoparietal

(anatomy) Frontal and parietal (relating to such bones or lobes).


neuroanatomic

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the anatomy of the nervous system


pallidum

From Latin pallidus (“pale yellow-green”).


pontocerebellar

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pons and the cerebellum.


centrilobular

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or situated near the centre of a lobule


arthrodial

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia or to an arthrosis


interspinal

interspinal ligament

(anatomy) Between adjacent spinous processes of the vertebrae.

True measurements are usually made from the anterior superior spine of the ilium to the tip of the medial malleolus or the femoral adductor tubercle. If possible the limbs should be in corresponding positions and preferably perpendicular to the interspinal line (Fig. 3–34).

1984, Michael Harty, “The Anatomy of the Hip Joint”, in Raymund G. Tronzo, editor, Surgery of the Hip Joint, 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Springer, →ISBN, pages 68–69:

(anatomy) Between the anterior superior iliac spines.

Between spines.
(anatomy) Between the ischial spines.

Between spines.
Between the ischial spines.


trigeminus

PIE word
 *tréyes
Borrowed from Latin trigeminus (“threefold, triple, triform”), clipping of nervus trigeminus (“triple nerve”).

clipping

trigeminal nerve
trigeminal nerve#English

(neuroanatomy) Alternative form of trigeminal nerve.


alveolarization

en-noun

alveolarization (usually uncountable, plural alveolarizations)

From alveolar + -ization or alveolarize + -ation.


orbitomaxillary

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the orbit of the eye and the upper jawbone.


parenchymatous

From the stem of Koine Greek παρέγχυμα (parénkhuma) + -ous. Compare parenchymal, parenchymous, parenchymatic.

(anatomy, zoology) Consisting of or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal.


gill cover

(anatomy, zoology) An operculum; a series of bones found in bony fish that serves as a facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills.


gill slit

(anatomy, zoology) An individual opening to gills, which lacks an operculum; characteristic of cartilaginous fish such as sharks.


subdurally

en-adv

subdurally (comparative more subdurally, superlative most subdurally)

more subdurally (comparative)
most subdurally (superlative)

(anatomy) Beneath the dura mater and above the meninges.


corticofugal

(anatomy) Describing a nerve fibre that originates in, and runs from, the cerebral cortex.


fusimotor

(anatomy) Describing motoneurons that innervate intrafusal fibres


tegmen

From New Latin, from Latin tegmen, syncopated form of tegimen.

(anatomy) A covering such as the thin layer of bone in the roof of the middle ear of mammals.


capitellum

Borrowed from Latin capitellum, diminuitive of Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of caddie, cadel, cadet, capital, caudillo, and Kadet.

doublet

(botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum.


prefixation

First attested in 1921; formed as pre- + fixation.

(anatomy, of a nerve) The state or condition of being prefixed.


nonportal

nonportal cirrhosis

(anatomy) not of or pertaining to the portal vein


epicanthic

From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) + κανθός (kanthós).

Along the dimming shore of broken fence and rubble and over the sparse colonies of jakelike dwellings a new curse falling, a plague of bats, small basilisks pugnosed with epicanthic eyes and upreared dogs' ears filled with hair and bellies filled with agony.

1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 215:

Still white, but this time there is a hint of epicanthic fold about her eyes.

2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 331:

(anatomy, of a fold of skin) That partially covers the inner angle of the eye.


subclavian

From New Latin subclavius + -ian, from sub- (“under”) + clavicula (“collar bone, clavicle”) + -ius (adjectival suffix).

af

There I was struck on the shoulder by a Jezail bullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian artery.

1887, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “A Study in Scarlet”, in Beeton’s Christmas Annual, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward, Lock & Co., part I (Being a reprint from the reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., […]), chapter I (Mr. Sherlock Holmes), page 1:

(anatomy) Relating to or denoting an artery or vein which serves the neck and arm on the left or right side of the body.


subclavian

The carotids were in their natural state; the arteria innominata and the subclavian were twice their natural diameter: their smaller branches were proportionally dilated and bent zigzag.

1833, R. J. Bertin, translated by Charles W. Chauncy, Treatise on the Diseases of the Heart, and Great Vessels, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blnachard, page 169:

(anatomy) A subclavian part (such as an artery, vein, or nerve).


nasofrontal

(anatomy) Relating to the nose and the forehead.

(anatomy) Relating to the nasal and frontal bones.


interarticular

(anatomy) Between the surfaces of a joint


erector spinae

en-noun

erector spinae (plural erectores spinae)

The erector spinae are all innervated by lateral branches of the posterior primary divisions (dorsal rami) of the nearby spinal nerves and are covered posteriorly in the thoracic and lumbar regions by the thoracolumbar fascia.

2005, Gregory D. Cramer, Basic and Clinical Anatomy of the Spine, Spinal Cord, and ANS:

(anatomy) The group of muscles of the back responsible for erect posture of the vertebral column.


hemipenis

hemipenis (plural hemipenes or hemipenises)

Charles […] found her stroking the goanna in such a way – no one else could do it – that its pale hemipenes emerged pale and spiky from their sheaths.

1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 475:

(anatomy, zoology) Each of a pair of intromittent organs of male snakes and lizards, usually held inverted within the body but everted for reproduction via erectile tissue.


detrusor

detrusor (plural detrusors or detrusores)

From Latin dētrūdō (“to thrust, drive, or force away”) + -or, from dē- (“away, out”) + trūdō (“to thrust, to push, to drive”).

af

The brain contains multiple centers that modulate detrusor control. Although the exact mechanism remains unclear, the net effect of the brain's influence on the bladder is to inhibit detrusor contractions until an appropriate time and place for urination.

1998, Bonny L. Johnson, Jody Gross, editors, Handbook of Oncology Nursing, 3rd edition, Jones & Bartlett, page 559:

Detrusor overactivity is defined by the ICS as a urodynamic observation characterised by involuntary detrusor contractions during the filling phase which may be spontaneous or provoked.

2004, Nico J. M. Rijkhof, “Chapter 7.4: Emerging FES Applications for Control of the Urinary Bladder”, in Kenneth W. Horch, Gurpreet S. Dhillon, editors, Neuroprosthetics: Theory and Practice, World Scientific, page 1057:

2009, Christopher R. Chapple, Scott A. MacDiarmid, Anand Patel, Urodynamics Made Easy, Elsevier (Churchill Livingstone), 3rd Edition, page 88,
During voiding the patient's bladder should empty completely with a maximum detrusor pressure of 25–50 cm H₂O.

(anatomy) A smooth muscle in the wall of the bladder that relaxes to allow urine to be stored and contracts to expel it; often used attributively.


iliacus

(anatomy) A flat triangular muscle that fills the iliac fossa.


lagena

en-noun

lagena (plural lagenas or lagenae or lagenæ)

lagenas (plural)
lagenae (plural)
lagenæ (plural)

From Latin lagēna (“flagon; large flask”), from Ancient Greek λάγηνος (lágēnos, “flask, pitcher”). alternative form of λᾰ́γῡνος (lắgūnos)

der

(anatomy) The upper part of the cochlear duct.

(anatomy) A similar structure, shaped like a flask, that is a hearing organ in some vertebrates.


gangliform

(anatomy) Having the form of a ganglion.


iliotibial

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the ilium and the tibia.

iliotibial

of or pertaining to the ilium and the tibia


transesophageal

transesophageal echocardiography

(anatomy, medicine) Across the esophagus.


electroanatomical

(anatomy) Describing anatomical features with respect to their electrical features.


tuber cinereum

(anatomy, neuroanatomy) The part of the hypothalamus to which the pituitary gland is attached


dorsiflexor

(anatomy) A muscle that causes dorsiflexion when it contracts


myenteric

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the myenteron.


myenteron

(anatomy) The muscular coat of the intestine.


perineurium

en-noun

perineurium (plural perineuria or perineuriums)

perineuria (plural)
perineuriums (plural)

(anatomy) The sheath of connective tissue that surrounds a fascicle of nerve fibres


laxator

From Latin laxare, laxatum (“to loosen”).

(anatomy, dated, deprecated) A muscle whose contraction loosens some part.


inflector

The two last, the intertransversarii and quadrati lumborum, are here enumerated with the dorsal inflectors, because the are dorsad of the centre of motion, and accordingly relaxed in the dead body, when the trunk is inflected in the dorsal direction.

1808, John Barclay, Muscular Motions of the Human Body, page 347:

The scateni medii appear to act exclusively as lateral inflectors.

1825, John Flint South, The Dissector's Manual:

Besides, lightness, toughness, and elasticity are the qualities of the skeleton most essential to the shark : to yield to the contraction of the lateral inflectors, and aid in the recoil, are the functions which the spine is mainly required to fulfil in the act of locomotion, and to which its alternating elastic balls of fluid, and semi-ossified bi-concave vertebrae, so admirably adapt it.

1866, Richard Owen, On the anatomy of vertebrates - Volume 1, page 245:

(anatomy) A muscle that contracts to cause a part of the body to curve inwards.


secernent

(anatomy) A vessel in, or by means of, which the process of secretion takes place; a secreting vessel.


advehent

In Nautilus this vena cava gives off at the level of the gills four branchial advehent veins, which pass into the four gills without dilating.

1891, Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, Zoological Articles Contributed to the "Encyclop Dia Britannica", page 141:

The posterior renal advehent vein is formed by the union of a number of small branches bringing blood from the muscles of the pelvis, the caudal region and cloaca with its closely related organs.

1925, Studies in Natural History - Volume 11, page 15:

After birth, when the placental blood is cut off, blood is distributed in the liver by branches of the portal vein, which represent the advehent hepatic veins; it is collected again by branches which unite to form the revehent hepatic veins, or hepatic veins proper, and the latter open into the inferior vena cava.

1929, Frederick Randolph Bailey, Adam Marion Miller, Text-book of Embryology, page 231:

(anatomy) Carrying towards an organ or structure.


evertor

(anatomy) A muscle that everts or turns outward.


anchylosis

anchylosis (countable and uncountable, plural anchyloses)

The end result is one of anchylosis of the joint and permanent lameness.

1906, Harry Caulton Reeks, Diseases of the Horse's Foot:

(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis.


corneum

(anatomy) The outermost layer of the skin.


trigonum

(anatomy) Synonym of os trigonum (“an accessory bone of the foot”).


quadrigeminum

corpora quadrigemina
corpora quadrigemina

(anatomy) One of the corpora quadrigemina.


irid-

From stem of Ancient Greek of ἶρις (îris, “the rainbow; colored circle, colored portion of the eye, something bent or curved”).

irido- (alternative)
iri- (alternative)
iris- (alternative)


occipitotemporal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the occiput and temporal lobe.

occipitotemporal

of or pertaining to the occiput and temporal lobe


lobelike

en-adj

lobelike (comparative more lobelike, superlative most lobelike)

more lobelike (comparative)
most lobelike (superlative)

(anatomy) Resembling or characteristic of a lobe.


sweat gland

(anatomy) An exocrine gland found under the skin in mammals for regulating body temperature.


mesogastrium

en-noun

mesogastrium (plural mesogastria or mesogastriums)

mesogastria (plural)
mesogastriums (plural)

From meso- (“middle”) and Latin gaster (“belly”).

The mesogastriums were extracted en bloc from the stomach, straightened and measured for their length and width.

2015 November 14, “Detection and Characterization of Metastatic Cancer Cells in the Mesogastrium of Gastric Cancer Patients”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(anatomy) The part of the embryonic mesentery that includes the stomach


pterygoid

/ˈtɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɔɪd/

/ˈtɛɹ.əˌɡɔɪd/

Borrowed from New Latin pterygoīdēs, from Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterŭgoeidḗs, “like a wing”), from πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx, “a wing”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

bor

πτερῠγοειδής

af

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.


pterygoid

/ˈtɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɔɪd/

/ˈtɛɹ.əˌɡɔɪd/

bor

πτερῠγοειδής

(anatomy) A pterygoid part (such as a bone, muscle, or nerve).


yolk sac

(anatomy) A membranous sac attached to an embryo, providing early nourishment in the form of yolk in bony fishes, sharks, reptiles, birds, and primitive mammals.


myofascial

From myo- (“muscle”) + fascia (“loose tissue”) + -al.

confix

(anatomy) Of or relating to the layer of loose tissue (fascia) surrounding the muscle tissues.


ovulum

From Late Latin ovulum, from Latin ovum + -ulum.

(anatomy, now rare, historical) An ovum.


SNS

sympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system#English

(neuroanatomy) Initialism of sympathetic nervous system.


tear duct

(anatomy) A duct that transports tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity


convellent

en-adj

convellent (comparative more convellent, superlative most convellent)

more convellent (comparative)
most convellent (superlative)

From Latin convellēns, present participle of convellō. See convulse.

The ends of the fragment […] will not yield to the convellent force.

1845, Robert Bentley Todd, William Bowman, The Physiological Anatomy and Physiology of Man:

(anatomy, obsolete) Tending to tear or pull.


Bowman's capsule

en-noun

Bowman's capsule (plural Bowman's capsules)

Bowman's capsules (plural)
Bowman capsule (alternative)

Named after Sir William Bowman (1816–1892), English surgeon and histologist, who identified it in 1842.

(anatomy) A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney.


palatopharyngeal

From New Latin palātopharyngeus + -al, from palātum (“the palate”) + pharyngeus (“of or relating to the pharynx”), equivalent to palato- + pharyngeal. Doublet of palatopharyngeus.

af

(anatomy) Of, relating to, or involving the palate and the pharynx.

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the palatopharyngeus.


palatopharyngeal

(anatomy) Obsolete form of palatopharyngeus.


glenoid labrum

(anatomy) A lip-like projection of cartilage on the human scapula surrounding the joint between the humerus and the collarbone.


acetabular labrum

en-noun

acetabular labrum (plural acetabular labra or acetabular labrums)

acetabular labra (plural)
acetabular labrums (plural)

(anatomy) A ring of cartilage that surrounds the socket of the hip joint.


labral

Hence, the normal aging process should be taken into consideration when evaluating labral pathology.

2002, Michael Strobel, Manual of arthroscopic surgery, →ISBN, page 600:

(anatomy) relating to a labrum (lip-like projection)


latissimus

latissimus dorsi
latissimus dorsi#English


longissimus

Bull carcasses have greater longissimus muscle area per unit weight, less trimmable fat, and, consequently, a higher yield of retailable meat than either steer or heifer carcasses.

1967, University of Missouri - Columbia, Agricultural Experiment Station, Research Bulletin (issues 912-929, page 35)

(anatomy) The muscle lateral to the semispinalis; the longest subdivision of the sacrospinalis that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae.


natal cleft

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


proclinate

en-adj

proclinate (comparative more proclinate, superlative most proclinate)

more proclinate (comparative)
most proclinate (superlative)

(anatomy) inclined, directed, or leaning forward, as in the teeth of some mammals and bristles on the frons of many insects


pyloric valve

(anatomy) A valvular fold at the end of the pyloric canal which lets food pass from the stomach to the duodenum.


Wernicke's area

en-noun

Wernicke's area (plural Wernicke's areas)

Named after Carl Wernicke, a German neurologist and psychiatrist.

(anatomy) The posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus in the dominant cerebral hemisphere, one of two parts of the cerebral cortex linked with speech (the other being Broca's area).


lumbus

Learned borrowing from Latin lumbus. Doublet of loin.


TCL

(anatomy) Initialism of transverse carpal ligament.


median nerve

carpal tunnel syndrome
carpal tunnel syndrome

(anatomy) A nerve in the upper limb in humans and other animals, formed from parts of the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus, and compression of which in the carpal tunnel of the wrist causes carpal tunnel syndrome.


carpal tunnel

carpal tunnel (countable and uncountable, plural carpal tunnels)

(countable, anatomy) A fibro-osseous passageway on the palmar side of the wrist that connects the distal forearm to the middle compartment of the deep plane of the palm.


looptail

a looptail mutant mouse

(genetics, anatomy) Having a loop at its tail.


eponychium

/ɛpəʊˈnɪkɪəm/

From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + ὀνῠ́χιον (onŭ́khion, “little claw”, diminutive of ὄνυξ (ónux)).

The nail is replaced to provide a physiologic dressing and to splint open the eponychium so that a new nail will grow in place.

2008, Peter M. Antevy, Richard A. Saladino, “103: Management of Finger Injuries”, in Christopher King, Fred M. Henretig, editors, Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, page 947:

The cuticle (KYOO-tih-kul) is the crescent of dead, colorless tissue attached to the nail plate around the base of the nail. It forms a seal between the eponychium and the nail plate to prevent the entry of foreign materials and microorganisms and to help prevent injury and infection.

2011, Maura Scali-Scheahan, Milady Standard Professional Barbering, 5th edition, Cengage Learning, page 673:

Every nail has a lunula, but some lunulas are short and remain hidden under the eponychium.

2015, Milady (Cengage Learning), chapter I, in Milady Standard Cosmetology, page 200:

The eponychium overlies and protects the proximal portion of the nail and the germinal matrix.

2015, Nicole Z. Sommer, M. Colin Rymer, Ryan W. Schmucker, “3: Injuries to the Nail Apparatus”, in Leo M. Rozmaryn, editor, Fingertip Injuries: Diagnosis, Management and Reconstruction, page 69:

(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.


hyponychium

(anatomy) The thickened epithelium beneath a nail or claw.


afferentia

From Latin afferentia. Doublet of afference.

(anatomy) Any afferent vessels, whether blood or lymph vessels; specifically, the afferent arteries of the kidneys.


inductura

(anatomy) In gastropod anatomy, a secondary layer of lamellar shell, usually situated along the inner lip of the aperture of a shell, and in some shells extending beyond.


dilatator

From Latin dilatator (“propagator”), from dilato (“I spread out”).

(anatomy) A muscle that dilates any part; a dilator.


hypomobility

hypomobility (countable and uncountable, plural hypomobilities)

(anatomy) Decreased ability to move a joint of the body.


Bartholin's gland

Bartholin's gland (plural Bartholin's glands)

First described by the Danish anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655–1738).

(anatomy) Either of two small glands located on either side of the vaginal orifice that secrete a lubricating mucus.

glàndula de Bartholin

gland on the vaginal orifice that secretes mucus


serratus

Translingual: Palaemon serratus

(anatomy) Any of several muscles of the vertebral or costal region that produce a serrated border.


palatoglossal

From palato- (“relating to the palate”) + glossal.

af

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or involving the palate and the tongue; (specifically) of or pertaining to the palatoglossus.


palatoglossal

(anatomy, rare) Alternative form of palatoglossus.


palatoglossus

palatoglossi (plural)
palatoglossal (alternative)

Borrowed from New Latin palātoglōssus, clipping of mūsculus palātoglōssus (“palatoglossal muscle”).

clipping

(anatomy) A small fleshy muscle, narrower in the middle than at either end, that arises from the soft palate on each side, contributes to the structure of the palatoglossal arch of the fauces, and is inserted into the side and dorsum of the tongue; it serves to raise the back of the tongue and constrict the fauces.


sacrospinous

The Dissector spits out Latin terms for ligaments — sacrospinous, sacrotuberous; Montross hears them “like a call to prayer.”

2007 June 24, Mary Roach, “Love and Human Remains”, in New York Times:

(anatomy) Pertaining to the sacrum and spine.


perforans

(anatomy) The long flexor muscle of the toes, or the deep flexor muscle of the fingers.


pessulus

Borrowed from Latin pessulus (“bolt (of a door)”).

bor+

(anatomy) A delicate bar of cartilage connecting the dorsal and ventral extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the syrinx of birds.


auricularis

auriculares (plural)
auricular muscle (alternative)

/ɔˌɹɪk.jəˈlæɹ.ɪs/

/ɔˌɹɪk.jəˈlɑɹ.ɪs/

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin auriculāris, ellipsis of musculus auriculāris (“auricular muscle”). Doublet of auricular.

ubor

(anatomy) Any of three muscles attaching the cartilage of the external ear to the skull.


sternochondroscapularis

(anatomy) An inconstant muscle arising from the sternum and the first costal cartilage and extending laterally and backward to the upper border of the scapula.


fem.

Fem. nerve […] Fem. artery [figure labels]

1951 August, John S. Lundy, “Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nerve Block in General Practice”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 8, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 581:


temporomandibular joint

en-noun

temporomandibular joint (plural temporomandibular joints)

(anatomy) The joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone).

leukanivel

the joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone)

articulación / coyuntura temporomandibular


chole-

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).


sylvian fissure

sylvian fissure (plural sylvian fissures)

sylvian fissures (plural)
Sylvian fissure (alternative)

(neuroanatomy) A fissure in the brain which divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.


oligodendroglion

Back-formation from oligodendroglia., after ganglion.

(anatomy) A glial cell smaller than an astrocyte, that forms the myelin sheath for many axons


popliteus

(anatomy) A small muscle at the back of the knee that aids in bending the knee and in the rotation of the lower leg.


praecordia

From Latin, from prae (“before”) + cor, cordis (“the heart”).

præcordia (alternative)
precordia (alternative)

(archaic, anatomy) Synonym of precordium.


trochlea

trochlea (plural trochleae or trochleas)

Borrowed from Latin trochlea (“case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys, block”).

bor

(anatomy) A structure resembling or acting like a pulley.

In the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the trochlear notch of the ulna.

superior oblique muscle
superior oblique muscle

A pulley-like cartilage through which the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball passes.


ENS

enteric nervous system
enteric nervous system#English

(anatomy) Initialism of enteric nervous system.


serosa

en-noun

serosa (countable and uncountable, plural serosae or serosas)

Like the serous membranes of dehydrated cholera victims in general, the serosae of the small intestines in particular are often covered by a sticky and slimy coat,

1955, World Health Organisation, Bulletin de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé:

The cavity between serosa and amnion […]

1920, Bradley Merrill Patten, The early embryology of the chick:

(anatomy, medicine) Synonym of serous membrane.


sustentaculum

sustentaculum (plural sustentacula or sustentaculums)

sustentacula (plural)
sustentaculums (plural)

From Latin sustentaculum; compare sustentate. Attested since the eighteenth century.

The ligamentum talocalcaneum mediale lies obliquely on the medial side of the joint, and consists of fibres which extend from the medial posterior tubercle of the talus to the posterior roughened border of the sustentaculum tali.

1818, Daniel John Cunningham, Cunningham's Textbook of Anatomy, page 355:

While of only moderate size, the sustentaculum is very thick and prominent; its astragalar facet is of irregularly oval shape and nearly plane.

1912, William Berryman Scott, Toxodonta (Reports of the Princeton University Expeditions to Patagonia, 1896-1899), volume 6, page 171:

(anatomy, zoology) A supporting structure, a body part that supports one or more other parts.


ponticular

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the ponticulus


ponticulus

(anatomy) a ridge of cartilage on the eminentia conchae of the ear


clavicula

clavicula (plural claviculae or (archaic) claviculæ)

claviculae (plural)
claviculæ (archaic plural)

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin clāvicula (“the collarbone”), diminutive of clāvis (“a key”).


mentalis

Learned borrowing from New Latin mentālis, ellipsis of musculus mentālis (“the chin muscle”).

ellipsis

(anatomy) A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin; it originates in the incisive fossa of the mandible, inserts in the skin of the chin, and raises the chin and pushes up the lower lip.


revehent

(anatomy) Carrying away from an organ or structure (towards the heart).


mammilla

From Latin mammilla, diminutive of mamma (“breast”).


sacrolumbalis

(anatomy) A muscle that is inserted, by flattened tendons, into the inferior borders of the angles of the lower six to nine ribs.


pseudounipolar

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(anatomy) Of a neuron, having one axon that is split into two branches.


foveate

en-adj

foveate (comparative more foveate, superlative most foveate)

more foveate (comparative)
most foveate (superlative)

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

(anatomy, of a bone or organ, lichenology) Having slight depressions or pits.


imparidigitate

From Latin impar (“unequal”) + digitus (“finger”).

The horse, tapir, and rhinoceros are imparidigitate.

Thus the Hog-group paridigitatestands below the Tapir - group (imparidigitate)

1864, James Dwight Dana, The Classification of Animals Based on the Principle of Cephalization:

(anatomy) Having an odd number of fingers or toes.


splenius

splenii (plural)
splenius muscle (alternative)

Borrowed from Latin splēnius, from splēnium (“a plaster, patch”) + -ius (adjectival suffix).

af

He caressed and parted [...] her lank loose, nearly lumbus-length (when she threw her head back as now) black silks as he tried to get at her bed-warm splenius.

1969, Владимир Набоков, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, page 89:

(anatomy) Either of two flat oblique muscles which are attached to the vertebrae on each side of the neck and upper thoracic region and which draw back the head.


acromioclavicular joint

en-noun

acromioclavicular joint (plural acromioclavicular joints)

He waved them up and down to show that his throwing shoulder still operates despite a sprained acromioclavicular joint, or AC joint.

2007 September 11, John Branch, “Eli Manning Could Sit Out Against Packers”, in New York Times:

(anatomy) A joint at the top of the shoulder, the junction between the acromion and the clavicle.


acromioclavicular

Frederick Matsen, the chairman of the department of orthopedics and sports medicine at the University of Washington, who has watched the hit that injured Bradford, said an injured acromioclavicular joint could be a bruise, a clavicle fracture, a mild separation or a severe separation.

2009 September 7, Thayer Evans, “Uncertainty About Oklahoma and Injury to Its Quarterback”, in New York Times:

(anatomy) Pertaining to both the acromion and the clavicle.

ακρωμιοκλειδικός

pertaining to the acromion and the clavicle


hepatoportal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the portal system of the liver.


preglomerular

(anatomy) Occurring or located before the glomerulus.


postglomerular

(anatomy) Occurring or located after the glomerulus.


subendothelium

(anatomy) The connective tissue below an endothelial layer.


nasolacrimal duct

nasolacrimal duct (plural nasolacrimal ducts)

(anatomy, ophthalmology) a duct that transmits tears from the lacrimal sac to the inferior meatus of the nose


auriculo-

/ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.əʊ/

Formed from auricular + -o-; compare aur-.

The auriculo-ventricular orifice is an oblique slit[.]

1836, Robert Bentley Todd, editor, The Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology, 1st edition, volumes 1: A–DEA, page 330, column 2:

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the auricle of the heart.

The first of these, the auriculo-temporal nerve, passes backwards, under the external pterygoid muscle, and then upwards between the mandible and the external meatus, underneath the parotid gland.

1881, St. George Jackson Mivart, “IX. The Cat's Nervous System and Organs of Sense”, in The Cat: An Introduction to the Study of Backboned Animals, Especially Mammals, 1st edition, John Murray, page 273:

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the external ear; aural, auricular.


apodeme

The muscles are attached either directly to internal protrusions of its external skeleton, called apodemes, or indirectly, by filaments attached to the connection points.

2007 November 20, C. Claiborne Ray, “Ant Power”, in New York Times:

(anatomy) An ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles.

apódema

an ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles


armbone

armbones (plural)
arm bone (alternative)

(anatomy) A bone in the arm, specifically, the humerus.


endoneurium

(anatomy) A layer of delicate connective tissue enclosing the myelin sheath of a spinal cord nerve fiber.


temporoparietal

/ˌtɛmpəɹəʊpəˈɹʌɪətəl/

When the researchers used functional M.R.I. machines to look at the workings of the brain in Chinese- and English-speaking dyslexics, they found that in the English speakers there was weak reading activity in the temporoparietal and occipitotemporal regions.

2008 April 15, Eric Nagourney, “Patterns: Dyslexia as Different as Day and Night”, in New York Times:

The temperoparietal junction sits at a crossroads for many kinds of information, including the perception of the position of one's own body, and the perception of the bodies and actions of other people.

2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 611:

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the temporal lobe and parietal lobe, or the junction where they meet.


branchiate

en-adj

branchiate (comparative more branchiate, superlative most branchiate)

more branchiate (comparative)
most branchiate (superlative)

branchiate segments

a branchiate fish

(anatomy) Furnished with branchiae; gilled, having gills.


cremasteric

The aponeurosis of the external oblique is now divided and its edges retracted; this exposes the cord and hernia sac lying on top, the whole surrounded by the cremasteric fascia through which run bundles of the cremasteric muscle.

1918, Carroll Woolsey Allen, Local and Regional Anesthesia, W. B. Saunders Company, second edition, Chapter XVIII, page #367:


xiphoidian

...the deep xiphoidian para-umbilical vein which anastomoses the umbilical circulation, tributary of the portal vein to the xiphoidian plexus...

1936, Louis Hamman, International Clinics: A Quarterly of Illustrated Clinical Lectures:


occipitoaxial

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second vertebra, or axis.


bulbourethral

(anatomy) Pertaining to the urethra and the bulb of the penis.

bulbouretral

pertaining to the urethra and the bulb of the penis


ischiocavernosus

(anatomy) A muscle just below the surface of the perineum, used to flex the anus, stabilize the erect penis (in males), and tense the vagina (in females).


vestibulocerebellum

en-noun

vestibulocerebellum (plural vestibulocerebellums or vestibulocerebella)

vestibulocerebellums (plural)
vestibulocerebella (plural)

flocculonodular lobe
flocculonodular lobe

(anatomy) The flocculonodular lobe of the cerebellum.


flocculonodular lobe

flocculonodular lobe (plural flocculonodular lobes)

(anatomy) A lobe of the cerebellum consisting of the nodule and the flocculus.


flocculonodular

(anatomy) Pertaining to the nodule and flocculus of the cerebellum.


superciliary

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the supercilium or eyebrow.


iliolumbar

(anatomy) Pertaining to the iliac and lumbar regions.

iliolumbar

pertaining to the iliac and lumbar regions


anconeal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the elbow.


abdominoperineal

(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the perineum.

abdominoperineaal

relating to the abdomen and the perineum


unipennate

We applied this method to the proximal aponeurosis of the unipennate medial gastrocnemius muscle (MG) of the cat during active force production at fixed muscle length.

1998, E. J. Brill, Netherlands Journal of Zoology, volume 48, page 324:

The most distal region of the muscle was again unipennate, with fibers oriented between the posterior aponeurosis and the anterior surface of the muscle (Fig. 1D,E).

2006, Journal of Morphology, volume 267, Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, page 593:

Although only one component of the muscle fiber force is used effectively to move the tendon, the advantage of the unipennate muscle system is that an increased number of sarcomeres can be placed in parallel to increase the effective force of the muscle (figure 2.19).

2008, William Charles Whiting, Ronald F. Zernicke, Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury, 2nd edition, page 44:

(medicine, anatomy, zoology) Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of a muscle, the parallel fibres of which attach to a tendon at an acute angle (as a feather that is barbed on one side).


quadricipital

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadriceps.


submental

(anatomy, relational) Located beneath the chin or lower jaw.


autostylic

From auto- + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar, support”) + -ic.

af

(anatomy) Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the lungfish and tetrapods.


nasoseptal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the internasal septum.


nasolachrymal

(anatomy, relational) Alternative spelling of nasolacrimal.


nasobuccal

the nasobuccal groove in the skate

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the nose and mouth.


MCA

en-noun

MCA (countable and uncountable, plural MCAs)

middle cerebral artery
middle cerebral artery#English

(anatomy) Initialism of middle cerebral artery.


pollical

en-adj

pollical (comparative more pollical, superlative most pollical)

more pollical (comparative)
most pollical (superlative)

Borrowed from Latin pollicis, genitive form of pollex (“thumb”), with the suffix -al.


outskin

They suffered from outskin-chafed necks and wrists, […]

1938, George Smith, George Henry Lewes, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Cornhill magazine: Volume 158:


hypermobile

hypermobile (comparative more hypermobile, superlative most hypermobile)

more hypermobile (comparative)
most hypermobile (superlative)

If you're hypermobile, meaning you have an increased range of movement in a body part, be careful not to overstretch your joints and avoid repetitive exercises, which can lead to pain.

2023 March 20, Rebecca Gillam, Bridie Wilkins, “Alexandra Daddario and her PT on how she built her Baywatch bod + her 10 regular workout rules”, in Women's Health:

(medicine, anatomy) Exhibiting hypermobility; able to move further than usual, as of joints.


epibranchial

1920, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Volumes 8-9, Royal Society of South Africa, page 92,
According to T. J. Parker, they probably represent the epibranchial region of the second branchial arch, and Beddard also refers them to the same arch.

We demonstrate that in the chick head, integration between the epibranchial placodes and the hindbrain is achieved as the neuroglial hindbrain crest cells guide the epibranchial neuronal cells inward to establish their central connections.

2001 October 19, Jo Begbie, Anthony Graham, “Integration Between the Epibranchial Placodes and the Hindbrain”, in Science, volume 294, number 5542, →DOI, pages 595–598:

(zoology, fish anatomy, embryology) Of or pertaining to a segment, below (more ventral than) the pharyngobranchial segment and above (more dorsal than) the ceratobranchial segment, on either side of a branchial arch (in a fish) or of a pharyngeal arch (in the embryo of a vertebrate).

epibranchial

pertaining to a particular segment of a branchial arch or of a pharyngeal arch


epibranchial

The fourth and fifth epibranchials of other genera have the same tendency as these clupeids and salmonids.

1969, Gunnar Bertmar, B. G. Kapoor, Robert Victor Miller, “Epibranchial Organs in Lower Teleostean Fishes-An Example of Structural Adaptation”, in William J. L. Felts, Richard J. Harrison, editors, International Review of General and Experimental Zoology, Volume 4, Academic Press, page 41:

In the place where Howes's (1985b) fig. 9 identifies epibranchial 4, our Gonorynchus specimen has both epibranchials 4 and epibranchial 5, not in contact except at their dorsal fusion and ventral articulation, as illustrated in Monad (1963, fig. 40) (epibranchial 5 identified as "cartilage semilunaire").

1996, Sarah V. Fink, William L. Fink, “Chapter 11: Interrelationships of Ostariophysan Fishes (Teleostei)”, in Melanie L.J. Stiassny, Lynne R. Parenti, G. David Johnson, editors, Interrelationships of Fishes, Academic Press, page 231:

Branchial abductors move the epibranchials apart, opening the gill slits.

2000, Stephen M. Deban, David B. Wake, “Chapter 3: Aquatic Feeding in Salamanders”, in Kurt Schwenk, editor, Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates, Academic Press, page 74:

(zoology, fish anatomy) An epibranchial cartilage or bone.


brachioradialis

(anatomy) A muscle that flexes the forearm at the elbow.

الْعَضَلَة الْعَضُدِيَّة الْكُعْبُرُيَّة


earbone

This earbone criterion may seem esoteric — until we learn that the evolution of that bone structure is related to the development of a single lower jaw, which in turn, is associated with the fact that mammals, unlike, say, lizards, have differentiated teeth that allow for different kinds of chewing.

2009 May 15, Edward Rothstein, “Come Meet Your Folks: Warm Blood Is Required”, in New York Times:


aesthetasc

As coconut crabs live on the land, the aesthetascs on their antennae are shorter and blunter than those of other crabs and look more like those of insects.

(anatomy) A specialized organ used to determine the concentration and direction of a smell.


arthrological

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrology.


diapophysis

(anatomy) The dorsal transverse process of a vertebra


olivocochlear

(anatomy) Pertaining to the superior olivary complex and cochlea.


olivary body

(anatomy) Either of a pair of prominent oval structures in the medulla oblongata, the lower portion of the brainstem, containing the olivary nuclei.


gastrocolic

gastrointestinal tract
gastrointestinal tract

(anatomy) Relating to the gastrointestinal tract and the colon


schizencephalic

(anatomy) Having the head split longitudinally (as a teratoid malformation)


subabdominal

The larva has now two serratures, or spines, on the cephalothorax; the legs are the same as in the second stage, but the subabdominal fins are more developed, and the tail has acquired two leaflets on each side[…]

1839, John Timbs, The year-book of facts in science and art, page 187:


cephalad

en-adv

cephalad (comparative more cephalad, superlative most cephalad)

more cephalad (comparative)
most cephalad (superlative)

Perianal disease is common in patients with Crohn’s disease. Unfortunately, the perianal area often is poorly evaluated by barium studies because the enema tip may be inserted too cephalad or because exquisite anal tenderness may preclude adequate retrograde distension and evaluation.

1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number 1, →DOI, page 9:

(anatomy) Towards the head (or anterior extremity), a direction that in humans corresponds to superior.


vulvovaginal

(anatomy) Pertaining to the vulva and vagina.


vulvo-uterine

(anatomy) Pertaining to the vulva and uterus.


vomerine

The posterior vomerine teeth evidently met the posterior teeth of the mandible.

1905, John Campbell Merriam, The Thalattosauria:

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the vomer.


osteochondral

They are known as osteochondral scaffolds, because they support new bone and cartilage as it grows.

2009 August 16, Anne Eisenberg, “Mimicking Human Cartilage to Repair a Knee”, in New York Times:

(anatomy) Pertaining to bone and cartilage.


endovenous

“What usually happens is someone comes in for endovenous treatments for larger veins and a lot of times they’ll say, ‘While you’re at it, take a look at these smaller veins and let me know if you can do anything about them,’ ” Dr. Zelickson said.

2009 September 10, Camille Sweeney, “Removing the Web of Spider Veins”, in New York Times:


unimuscular

Oysters are unimuscular.

(anatomy) Having only one adductor muscle, and one muscular impression on each valve.


ungular

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a hoof, claw, or talon.


abductor oculi

date? The Royal English dictionary: or, A treasury of the English language
The Abductor oculi, or abductor of the eyes is one of the four muscles, which rises from the bottom of the orbit, and draws the eye towards the outward canthus...

(obsolete, anatomy) A muscle that draws the eye outwards


obelion

From Ancient Greek ὀβελός (obelós) + -ion.

Obelion is a nearly constant existing anthropological landmark. It is defined as the midpoint between both Foramina parietalia (for typical venous Emissaria connecting veins of galea with Sinus sagittalis sup.). Obelion is located on Suturus sagittalis.

1993, Wolfgang Seeger, The Microsurgical Approaches to the Target Areas of the Brain, page 56:

The sagittal border usually runs directly posteriorly from the rounded frontal angle for about two-thirds of its length. This is the position of the obelion, and there may be a parietal notch in the bone (Fig. 4.37) after which the serrations on the border become more fringe-like as it slopes away towards the rounded occipital angle at the posterior fontanelle.

2004, Louise Scheuer, Sue Black, The Juvenile Skeleton, page 104:

2006, Simon W. Hillson, Robert G. Franciscus, Trenton W. Holliday, Erik Trinkaus, 6: The Ages at Death, Erik Trinkaus, Jiří Svoboda (editors), Early Modern Human Evolution in Central Europe: The People of Dolní Věstonice and Pavlov, Human Evolution Series: Volume 12, page 32,
Significant suture closure is found in the lambda, obelion, anterior sagittal, and midcoronal locations, and complete obliteration is found in the bregma, pterion, and sphenofrontal locations.

(anatomy) A craniometric point on the sagittal suture between the parietal foramina near the lambdoid suture.


lambdoid suture

en-noun

lambdoid suture (plural lambdoid sutures)

(anatomy) A dense, fibrous connective tissue joint on the posterior aspect of the skull that connects the parietal and temporal bones with the occipital bone.


obeliac

en-adj

obeliac (comparative more obeliac, superlative most obeliac)

more obeliac (comparative)
most obeliac (superlative)

(anatomy) Relating to, pertaining to, or situated near, the obelion.


nasolacrimal

(anatomy, relational) Pertaining to the nose and the lacrimal apparatus.


lacrimal apparatus

en-noun

lacrimal apparatus (plural lacrimal apparatuses)

(anatomy, physiology, ophthalmology) The system containing the orbital structures for the production and drainage of tear.


islets of Langerhans

islets of Langerhans pl (normally plural, singular islet of Langerhans)

Translating French îlots de Langerhans; named after Paul Langerhans, the German anatomist who discovered these regions in the pancreas.

Edward Sharpey-Schäfer determined that the substance necessary for carbohydrate metabolism was produced in the Islets of Langerhans, naming this new substance ‘insuline’ after the Latin insula (island).

1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 545:

(anatomy, biology) Distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells.


palato-

palatoplegia, palatodental

(anatomy, phonetics) Of or pertaining to the palate.


cementogenesis

These enamel-like aberrations in cementogenesis are intriguing and could offer new insights and strategies to regenerate acellular cementum.

2002, John Ide Ingle, Leif K. Bakland, Endodontics, volume 1, page 28:

Evidence supporting a role for EMPs^([enamel matrix proteins]) in cementogenesis has been accumulating from investigations employing immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and in vitro assays, all supporting EMP expression by HERS^([Hertwig's epithelial root sheath]) cells in several species[…].

2007, Brian L. Foster, Tracy E. Popowics, Hanson K. Fong, Martha J.Somerman, “Advances in Defining Regulators of Cementum Development and Periodontal Regeneration”, in Gerald P. Schatten, editor, Current Topics in Developmental Biology, volume 78, page 68:

Cementogenesis persists throughout the life of the tooth, allowing for continuous reattachment of the periodontal ligaments.

2010, Peter S. Ungar, Mammal Teeth: Origin, Evolution, and Diversity, page 23:

(anatomy, dentistry) The process of the development of cementum.


hyposkeletal

the hyposkeletal muscles

(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.


salpingopharyngeus

Borrowed from New Latin salpingopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus salpingopharyngeus (“salpingopharyngeal muscle”).

clipping

(anatomy) A muscle of the pharynx that arises from the inferior part of the Eustachian tube near its opening and passes downward to the constrictors of the pharynx, joining the posterior part of the palatopharyngeus.


pelvic lines

That guy is so fat you cannot see his pelvic lines.


abdominal ring

(anatomy) Either of the two openings in the abdominal muscle wall allowing the inguinal canal to pass through.

liesring

either of two openings in the abdominal muscle wall


iliac crest

I forgot to press down in addition to in and up on her iliac crests during my patient assessment.

(anatomy) The visible impressions made by the ilium marking the top of the pelvis at the threshold of the torso and lower extremities.


fascia lata

en-noun

fascia lata (plural fasciae latae or fascia latas)

fasciae latae (plural)
fascia latas (plural)

(anatomy) The deep fascia connective tissue surrounding the muscle of the thigh.


retinaculum

From Latin retināculum, from retinēre (“hold back”).

the retinacula of the ileocaecal and ileocolic valves

(anatomy) One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle.


ileocolic

The ileocolic artery is the lowest branch arising from the concavity of the superior mesenteric artery.

(anatomy) Relating to the ileum and colon


uncinate fasciculus

uncinate fasciculus (plural uncinate fasciculi)

(anatomy) A tract of white matter in the human brain that connects limbic and frontal parts.


brachiobasilic

a brachiobasilic fistula

(anatomy) Pertaining to the arm and basilic vein.


basilic vein

(anatomy) A large superficial vein of the upper limb that helps drain parts of hand and forearm.


lytta

From Ancient Greek λύττα (lútta), variant of λύσσα (lússa, “lyssa, rabies”), then "sign of rabies under the tongue"; compare French lysses.

(anatomy, archaic) A fibrous muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, such as the dog.


iliac furrow

Apollo's belt, the iliac furrow, is also known as an athlete's girdle or Adonis belt.

His physique is like a Roman god with very pronounced iliac furrows or Apollo's belt.

The inferolateral edge of the oblique muscles rolling over to the inguinal ligament produces a V-shaped taper running from the iliac crest to the pubis, known as the iliac furrow, Apollo’s or Adonis’s belt.

2021, Sergey Y. Turin, Sammy Sinno, “BodyBanking Six-Pack: Enhancing Abdominals with Lipocyte Extraction, Grafting, and Molding” (chapter 37), in Douglas S. Steinbrech, editor, Male Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, →DOI, →ISBN, Part III: Body Surgery, pages 448–449:

(anatomy) The visible indentation above an iliac crest and beneath the navel, usually only visible on physically fit people.


athlete's girdle

Apollo's belt, the iliac furrow, also known as an athlete's girdle, Apollo's Belt or an Adonis belt

2005, Henry Gray, Susan Standring, Harold Ellis, "Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice", Page 22

My goal is to be as ripped as those juiceheads with the deep-ass athlete's girdles at the gym


Adonis belt

I have been working hard on my cardio routine to develop a very pronounced Adonis belt.

aficionados (or at least the more aesthetically minded among them) sometimes refer to this as an 'Apollo's belt' or 'Adonis girdle' – a classic case of reality mirroring art, rather than the other way round.

2011, Michael Squire, The Art of the Body: Antiquity and Its Legacy, page 61:


sincipital

First attested in 1653; formed as the Latin sinciput (stem: sincipit-) + the English -al on the pattern of a Latin etymon of the form sincipitālis, which is first attested later (in 1757); compare the French sincipital (first attested in 1812).

(anatomy) Of or relating to the sinciput.


subocular

By surface analysis, sub- + ocul- + -ar.


desegmentation

desegmentation (usually uncountable, plural desegmentations)

(anatomy) The loss or obliteration of division into segments.


interfascicular

interfascicular spaces of connective tissue

interfascicular cells

interfascicular tissue


supersacral

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supersacral foramina

supersacral region

(anatomy) Situated over, or on the dorsal side of, the sacrum.


postanal

postanal tail

postanal scales

postanal angle

(anatomy) Situated behind, or posterior to, the anus.


musculocutaneous

the musculocutaneous nerve

(anatomy) Pertaining to muscles and skin.


neuropore

(anatomy) An opening at either end of the embryonic neural canal.


periuterine

periuterine veins


intracolic

the intracolic valve

intracolic pressure


vesicoprostatic

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the bladder and prostate.


orbitonasal

orbitonasal, or ophthalmic, nerve

orbitonasal canal

orbitonasal foramen

orbitonasal fenestra

orbitonasal length

orbitonasal vein

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or between the eye socket and the nose.


extrabranchial

Certain fishes have extrabranchial cartilage.

(anatomy) Outside of the branchial arches.


intermembral

intermembral index

Intermembral homology is the correspondence of the limbs with each other.


oblongata

oblongata (plural oblongatas or oblongatae)

/ˌɒb.lɒŋˈɡɑː.tə/

/ˌɑb.lɔŋˈɡɑt.ə/

The line separating the fuliated cerebellum proper from the OBLONGATA constituting the ventral portion of that region

1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums:

medulla oblongata
medulla oblongata#English

(anatomy) Clipping of medulla oblongata.


intersesamoid

intersesamoid ligaments


visceroskeletal

the visceroskeletal system of muscles

visceroskeletal hypoplasia

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the framework, or skeleton, of the viscera.


musculospiral

Latin musculus (“muscle”) + English spiral.

musculospiral palsy

musculospiral paralysis

musculospiral trunk

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the radial nerve (also called the musculospiral nerve)


opercular

opercular bone

opercular cavity

opercular flap

opercular plate

opercular pouch

(anatomy, botany, zoology) relating to the operculum


opercular

(anatomy) The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.


basal layer

(anatomy) The deepest layer of the epidermis.


sex gland

(anatomy) A gland in which sex cells are produced.


adnexum

(anatomy) An appendage of an organ, especially a Fallopian tube (viewed as an appendage of the uterus).


exstrophy

From ex- + Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “turning”) + -y.

af

(anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.

(especially) A congenital malformation of the bladder in which the normally internal mucosa of the organ lies exposed on the abdominal wall because of failure of union between the halves of the pubic symphysis and between the adjacent halves of the abdominal wall.


vesicouterine

vesicouterine ligament

vesicouterine fistula

vesicouterine pouch

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the bladder and uterus.


subpeduncular

the subpeduncular lobe of the cerebellum

the subpeduncular pigmented nucleus

subpeduncular lesion

(anatomy) Situated beneath the peduncle.


astragaloid

en-adj

astragaloid (comparative more astragaloid, superlative most astragaloid)

more astragaloid (comparative)
most astragaloid (superlative)

(anatomy, archaic) Of, pertaining to, or shaped like, the astragalus (anklebone).


mesosternal

mesosternal lobe

mesosternal segments

lateral mesosternal foveae

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.


olecranal

olecranal bursa

olecranal cavity

olecranal fosssa

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the olecranon.


admaxillary

admaxillary (comparative more admaxillary, superlative most admaxillary)

more admaxillary (comparative)
most admaxillary (superlative)

admaxillary glands of fish

(archaic, anatomy) Near to the maxilla (jawbone)


vertebrally

(anatomy) At, within, or related to a vertebra or vertebrae.


chondrotomy

(anatomy) The dissection or cutting of cartilage.


diapophysical

diapophysical notch

(anatomy, archaic, rare) Pertaining to a diapophysis.


neurapophysial

neurapophysial surface

neurapophysial pit

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis.


orthognathism

A secondary condition is the form of the alveolar portion of the upper jaw, which, so far as it is vertical, tends toward orthognathism

1877, Thomas Henry Huxley, A Manual of the anatomy of vertebrated animals:

(anatomy) The quality of being orthognathous.


osphradium

(zoology, anatomy) a sensory organ in certain molluscs, whose main function is believed to test incoming water for silt and other possible food particles.


ventrad

en-adv

ventrad (comparative more ventrad, superlative most ventrad)

more ventrad (comparative)
most ventrad (superlative)


suprasphenoidal

the suprasphenoidal appendage, or pituitary body

(anatomy) Situated above the sphenoidal bone.


diarthrodial

diarthrodial joints

diarthrodial cartilages


ridgebone

ridgebones (plural)
ridge-bone (alternative)

/ˈɹɪd͡ʒbəʊn/

From Middle English rygge-bone, rigbone, from Old English hryċġbān (“backbone; spine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hruggjabain, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjabainą (“backbone”); equivalent to ridge (“the back”) + bone.

inh

[T]he corrupt blood […] lying cluttered about the ridge-bone.

1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XXII.] Chapter XXI.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], 2nd tome, London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:

Let your body be erect and straight, your ridgebone answering to that of the horse; so that his body and your's may appear but as one piece of mechanism.

1815, G. LLOYD (Riding Master, and SYMES (R.)), R. SYMES, The Improved Art of Riding, Etc

And running zigzag down its back, you can see its squiggly ridgebone taking all the meanders you can see right down below. "That ridgebone is the river, I swear. Rising sun hits it dead the same way, only earlier, over the plateau.

2005, Brock Brower, Nancy Lawton, Blue Dog, Green River:

[…]; a Drynnian ridgebone was made for combat, hunting, and tunneling rock. It was also a very good shield and with it, he parried the blow meant for his head.

“Voila, my little angry one,” Markus spoke, looking at the foreign piece of junk that had been yanked free without any further struggle, straight out of the ridgebone of his back.

2015, Adele DeGirolamo, Stolen Child - In-Between: Book Two:

(anatomy, rare, also figuratively) The backbone or spine.


vertebro-

Holonyms: rachi-, spino-


epicranial

From epi- + cranial, or epicranium + -al.

(anatomy) Overlying the skull; specifically designating the tendon and muscle forming the epicranium.


postaxial

en-adj

postaxial (comparative more postaxial, superlative most postaxial)

more postaxial (comparative)
most postaxial (superlative)

postaxial border

postaxial cartilage

postaxial limb

(anatomy) Situated behind an axis in the body of an animal; hind; posterior.


vertebrarterial

vertebrarterial canal

vertebrarterial foramen

vertebrarterial bridge

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a vertebra and an artery.


ventro-inguinal

a ventro-inguinal block

a ventro-inguinal hernia

(anatomy) Pertaining to both the abdomen and the groin, or to the abdomen and inguinal canal.


entoglossal

entoglossal process of lizards

(anatomy) Within the tongue; applied to the glossohyal bone.


endotheloid

endotheloid (comparative more endotheloid, superlative most endotheloid)

more endotheloid (comparative)
most endotheloid (superlative)

endotheloid cells/plates


neuroskeleton

the bones of the neuroskeleton

1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates:

(anatomy) The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton related to the nervous axis and locomotion.


thecodont

Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, chest”) + -odont.

uder

(anatomy) Having the teeth enclosed in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.

gyökeres fogak

having teeth with roots &/or alveoli/sockets


eyestring

eyestrings (plural)
eye-string (alternative)

Or euer sleepe his eye-strings did vntye

1590, Edmund Spenser, “The Cave of Mammon”, in The Faerie Queene, Book 2, Canto VII:

I would have broke mine eyestrings, cracked them, but / To look upon him,

a. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, act 1, scene 4:

(obsolete, anatomy, chiefly in the plural) One of the fibres of the eye, such as a tendon, nerve or muscle.


submaxillary

(anatomy) Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary.

submaxillary saliva

submaxillary mucin

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the submaxillary gland.


pericellular

the pericellular lymph spaces surrounding ganglion cells

the pericellular matrix

the pericellular staining


basipodite

(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.


postglenoid

postglenoid foramen

postglenoid process

postglenoid vein

(anatomy) Situated behind the glenoid fossa of the temporal bone.


hygrophthalmic

(anatomy, archaic, rare) Serving to moisten the eye.


interlobar

interlobar artery

interlobar pleura

interlobar surface

the interlobar notch of the liver

the interlobar ducts of a gland


omosternal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the omosternum.


interganglionic

interganglionic cords

interganglionic partition

interganglionic nerve fibre

(anatomy) Between, and/or joining, the ganglions.


internasal

the internasal cartilage


prenasal

(anatomy) Situated in front of the nose, or in front of the nasal chambers.


musculophrenic

the musculophrenic artery

(anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.

musculofrénico

pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm


epicardiac

(anatomy) Of or relating to the epicardium.


cephalostyle

(anatomy) The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.


cervical spine

Intradural lesions of the cervical spine iam R. White In comparison to the wide range of pathology which affects the cervical spine, intradural lesions are a somewhat rare, but important group of spinal disorders

1994, Howard S. An, J. Michael Simpson, Surgery of the surgical spine, page 325

1998, Stephan Klemm, Interactions Between the Craniomandibular System and Cervical Spine
He describes how the movements of the jaw occur around a region in the upper cervical spine, namely around the atlanto-axial joint.

This requirement will influence the route of approach to the cervical spine, which may be made from the anterolateral, posterolateral, or posterior aspect, depending on the location of the disease process.

1998, Hans Heinz Naumann, Head and neck surgery, Volume 3, page 73

Car accidents lead to many cervical spine injuries and various levels of paralysis.

(anatomy) The five vertebrae below the skull that protect the spinal cord.


urosacral

the urosacral vertebrae of birds

(zoology, anatomy, archaic) Of or pertaining to both caudal and sacral parts of the vertebral column.


astragalar

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the astragalus.


epiderm

(anatomy, zoology, botany) The epidermis.


osteodentine

en-noun

osteodentine (countable and uncountable, plural osteodentines)

(anatomy) A hard bony substance that is sometimes deposited within the pulp cavity of teeth of certain animals.


gastroepiploic

left gastroepiploic artery

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the stomach and omenta; gastroomental.

gastroepiploico

of or pertaining to the stomach and omenta


neurocentral

the neurocentral suture

(anatomy, zoology) Between the neural arch and the centrum of a vertebra.


intermandibular

intermandibular muscles

intermandibular space

intermandibular width


subzonal

(anatomy) Situated under a zone, or zona; applied to a membrane between the zona radiata and the umbilical vesicle in the mammal embryo.


hypopharynx

hypopharynx (plural hypopharynges or hypopharynxes)

hypopharynges (plural)
hypopharynxes (plural)

(anatomy) bottom part of the pharynx, the part of the throat that connects to the esophagus


subepiglottic

(anatomy) Situated under the epiglottis.


pulvinar

Borrowed from Latin pulvīnar (“a cushion”).

(anatomy) A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.


hypsiloid

en-adj

hypsiloid (comparative more hypsiloid, superlative most hypsiloid)

more hypsiloid (comparative)
most hypsiloid (superlative)

hypsiloid palate

(anatomy) Resembling the Greek letter upsilon.


genian

/d͡ʒəˈnaɪən/

From French génien, from Latin genianus, from Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “chin”) + Latin -ānus (“-an”).

the genian prominence

(anatomy, archaic) Of or pertaining to the chin.


ethmovomerine

ethmovomerine plate

ethmovomerine crest

ethmovomerine teeth

(anatomy) Pertaining to the region of the vomer and the base of the ethmoid in the skull.


subarytenoid

(anatomy) Situated under the arytenoid cartilage.


hyoglossus

Borrowed from New Latin hyoglōssus, clipping of musculus hyoglōssus (“hyoglossal muscle”).

clipping

The Muscles of the Tongue are: the Genio-hyoglossus, which is the protruder; — the Hyoglossus, which is the depressor or retractor, or muscle which draws the tongue in; […]

1895, Edmond Souchon, Resume of Lectures on Anatomy, page 10:

(anatomy) A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the body and the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone.


laniariform

en-adj

laniariform (comparative more laniariform, superlative most laniariform)

more laniariform (comparative)
most laniariform (superlative)

1840-1845, Richard Owen, Odontography
the presence not only of canines, but of a pair of laniariform incisors in the upper jaw of the Camelidæ

(anatomy) Shaped like a laniary, or canine tooth.


asternal

(anatomy, of ribs) Not sternal; that do not join the sternum.


interbrachial

interbrachial arcs

interbrachial septa


lienal

From lien + -al or its etymon, Latin lien (“the spleen”).

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the spleen.


myelencephalic

(anatomy) Alternative form of myelencephalous (“Of or pertaining to the myelencephalon; cerebrospinal”).


interauricular

the interauricular partition of the heart


mesonasal

mesonasal cavity

mesonasal flap

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the middle portion of the nasal region.


hemisection

perform a hemisection of the spinal cord

(anatomy) A division along the mesial plane or median plane.

(anatomy) One of the parts thus divided.


intermetatarsal

intermetatarsal angle

intermetatarsal ligament


perichondrial

perichondrial cell

perichondrial graft

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the perichondrium; situated around cartilage.


temporoauricular

the temporoauricular nerve

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the temple and the ear.


intercartilaginous

intercartilaginous ossification

intercartilaginous membrane

intercartilaginous incision


intertarsal

intertarsal articulations

intertarsal joints


ischiorectal

ischiorectal abscess

ischiorectal fossa

ischiorectal sex

ischiorectal space

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.


supratrochlear

(anatomy) Situated over or above a trochlea or trochlear surface.


caudad

From Latin cauda (“tail”) + ad (“to”). By surface analysis, caudo- + -ad.

(anatomy) towards the feet (only in humans); inferior.


funic

(anatomy) funicular (relating to the umbilical cord)


dermoskeleton

/ˈdɜːməʊˌskɛlətən/


subpericardial

subpericardial fat

subpericardial plexus

subpericardial tissue

(anatomy) Situated under the pericardium.


tearpit

(archaic, anatomy) A preorbital gland (of many species of deer, antelopes or similar animals)


subperitoneal

(anatomy) Situated under the peritoneal membrane.


epicoracoid

(anatomy) A ventral cartilaginous or bony element of the coracoid in the shoulder girdle of some vertebrates.


rhachidian

the rhachidian teeth of a mollusk

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the rachis.


omental

omental artery

omental tumor

omental transposition

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta.


infratrochlear

infratrochlear axis

infratrochlear artery

infratrochlear vessel

(anatomy) Below a trochlea; applied especially to one of the subdivisions of the trigeminal nerve.


precoracoid

precoracoids (plural)
praecoracoid (alternative)
præcoracoid (alternative)

(anatomy) The anterior part of the coracoid (often closely united with the clavicle) in the shoulder girdle of many reptiles and amphibians


neurography

en-noun

neurography (countable and uncountable, plural neurographies)


perivisceral

perivisceral fat

perivisceral fluid


interpubic

interpubic ligament

interpubic disk

interpubic joint

(anatomy) Between the pubic bones or cartilage.


infrasternal

the infrasternal approach

the infrasternal depression (pit of the stomach)

the infrasternal notch


otocranial

(anatomy, archaic) Of or pertaining to the otocrane.


tibiotarsal

the tibiotarsal articulation

tibiotarsal angle

tibiotarsal joint

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

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tibiotarsus.


subglossal

subglossal glands

subglossal region of the mouth


intralobular

intralobular stroma

intralobular septa

intralobular duct

the intralobular branches of the hepatic veins


postpalatine

(anatomy) postpalatal (situated behind the palate, or the palatine bones)


intercavernous

the intercavernous sinuses connecting the cavernous sinuses at the base of the brain

(anatomy, relational) Between the cavernous sinuses.


temporofacial

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the temple and the face


floccular

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the flocculus.


epiglottic

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.


presphenoidal

presphenoidal part

presphenoidal region

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the presphenoid bone.


epigastrial

epigastrial pain


rhinencephalic

rhinencephalic neurons

rhinencephalic structure

rhinencephalic activity

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon.


intermembranous

intermembranous ossification

intermembranous part

intermembranous space


anamniotic

(anatomy) Lacking, or not developing, an amnion.


galactophorous

From galacto- + -phore + -ous, from Ancient Greek γαλακτοφόρος (galaktophóros). Compare lactiferous.

der

γαλακτοφόρος

galactophorous duct

galactophorous sinus

galactophorous tubule


intercarpal

intercarpal articulations

intercarpal ligaments

intercarpal joints


pudical

pudical artery


faucial

I could find, indeed, but one vulnerable point […]; my rival had a weakness in the faucial or guttural organs, which precluded him from raising his voice at any time above a very low whisper.

(anatomy) Pertaining to the fauces; pharyngeal.


opisthion

From New Latin opisthion, from Ancient Greek ὀπίσθιος (opísthios, “rear, behind”), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “at the back, backwards”). By surface analysis, opistho- + -ion.

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


intertransverse

intertransverse region

intertransverse ligament

intertransverse muscles

intertransverse membrane

(anatomy) Between the transverse processes of the vertebrae.


neuroepidermal

the neuroepidermal, or epiblastic, layer of the blastoderm

neuroepidermal junction

neuroepidermal disease

neuroepidermal tumor

central nervous system
central nervous system

(anatomy) Pertaining to both the central nervous system and epidermis.


episkeletal

episkeletal muscles

(archaic, anatomy) Above or outside the skeleton or endoskeleton


orbitosphenoidal

orbitosphenoidal band

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone.


restiform

en-adj

restiform (comparative more restiform, superlative most restiform)

more restiform (comparative)
most restiform (superlative)

(anatomy) Formed like a rope; applied especially to several rope-like bundles or masses of fibres on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.


lobulette

(anatomy) A little lobule, or subdivision of a lobule.


subzygomatic

subzygomatic artery

subzygomatic fracture

subzygomatic depression

(anatomy) Situated under the zygoma or zygomatic process.


uncinatum

From New Latin [Term?], from Latin uncinatus (“hooked”). Compare uncinate.


basi-

(anatomy, botany) Positioned at the base; forming a base


paridigitate

Thus the Hog-group (paridigitate) stands below the Tapir - group (imparidigitate)

1864, James Dwight Dana, The Classification of Animals Based on the Principle of Cephalization:

(anatomy) Having an even number of digits on the hands or feet.


hyosternal

the hyosternal region of the neck

(anatomy, archaic) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or relating to both of them; infrahyoid.

(anatomy) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.


intermesenteric

the intermesenteric, or aortic, plexus


hyparterial

(anatomy) Situated below an artery; applied especially to the branches of the bronchi given off below the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.


myelonal

/ˈmaɪəˌləʊnəl/

the myelonal, or spinal, nerves

myelonal column

myelonal vein

(anatomy, archaic) Of or pertaining to the myelon (spinal cord); spinal.


urohyal

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

uder

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

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoid arch of fishes.


thyroarytenoid

/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˌæɹ.əˈti.nɔɪd/

Borrowed from New Latin thyreoarytaenoīdēs, from thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”) + arytaenoīdēs (“ladle-shaped”); equivalent to thyro- + arytenoid. Doublet of thyroarytenoideus.

af

thyroarytaenoid (alternative UK)
thyroarytenoideus (alternative)

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.


thyroarytenoid

thyroarytenoids (plural)
thyroarytaenoid (alternative UK)
thyroarytenoideus (alternative)

/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˌæɹ.əˈti.nɔɪd/

thyroarytenoid muscle
thyroarytenoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of thyroarytenoid muscle.


calcarine

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated near, the calcar avis in the brain.


utriculus

(biology, anatomy, botany) Alternative form of utricle.


aponeurotic

From aponeurosis + -ic, or borrowed from New Latin aponeurōticus.

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.


subvertebral

-ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl

(anatomy) Situated beneath, or on the ventral side of, the vertebral column.

(anatomy) Situated beneath, or inside of, the endoskeleton; hypaxial; hyposkeletal.


subbronchial

subbronchial air sacs of birds

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


laryngotracheal

the laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog

laryngotracheal stenosis

laryngotracheal anatomy

(anatomy) Pertaining to both larynx and trachea.


flexicostate

en-adj

flexicostate (comparative more flexicostate, superlative most flexicostate)

more flexicostate (comparative)
most flexicostate (superlative)

Latin flexus (“bent”) + English costate.


mesaticephalic

From Ancient Greek μέσατος (mésatos) (superlative degree of μέσος (mésos)) + -cephalic.

(anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth.

(anatomy, of a cranium) with a medium ratio of length to breadth.


arteriac

Borrowed from Latin arteriacus, from Ancient Greek ἀρτηριακός (artēriakós). By surface analysis, artery + -ac.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:arteriac.

(anatomy, dated, possibly nonstandard, rare) Of or pertaining to the arteries; arterial.


stylomastoid

From stylo- (“relating to the styloid process”) + mastoid.

prefix

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the styloid and mastoid processes of the temporal bone.

stylomastoid foramen
stylomastoid foramen

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the stylomastoid foramen.


glossoepiglottic

glossoepiglottic folds

glossoepiglottic fossae

glossoepiglottic vallecula

(anatomy) Pertaining to the tongue and epiglottis.


gastrophrenic

the gastrophrenic ligament

gastrophrenic attachment

(anatomy) Pertaining to both the stomach and diaphragm.


interalveolar

interalveolar pores

interalveolar distance

interalveolar walls

interalveolar septa in the lungs


arachnoidal

arachnoidal layer

(anatomy) Pertaining to the arachnoid mater; arachnoid.


tunica intima

Learned borrowing from Latin tunica intima (“inner tunic”).

lbor

Injury to the tunica intima will result in roughened endothelial edges and possible adherence of platelets, which may form clots.

1990, Phyllis Fichtelman Nentwich, Intravenous Therapy, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, page 20:

In capillaries of larger caliber, three to four endothelial cells may encompass the lumen. The tunica intima consists of endothelium and a basement membrane; the tunica media is absent and the tunica adventitia is greatly reduced.

2004, William J. Krause, The Art of Examining and Interpreting Histologic Preparations, 2nd edition, Universal Publishers, page 39:

In veins, the tunica intima and tunica media are less distinct than in arteries, e.g., the venous tunica intima is difficult to distinguish at low power magnification [42].

2009, Sara E. Anderson, Ryan Lahm, Paul A. Iaizzo, “7. The Coronary Vascular System and Associated Medical Devices”, in Paul A. Iaizzo, editor, Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices, Springer, page 113:

(anatomy) The innermost layer of an artery or vein, made up of one layer of endothelial cells and supported by an internal elastic lamina.


granulary

en-adj

granulary (comparative more granulary, superlative most granulary)

more granulary (comparative)
most granulary (superlative)

granulary membrane

granulary sac


omphalomesenteric

the omphalomesenteric arteries and veins of a foetus

omphalomesenteric duct

omphalomesenteric remnants

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.


perivertebral

-ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl

perivertebral muscle

perivertebral space

perivertebral tissue


prevertebral

-ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl

(anatomy) Situated immediately in front of, or on the ventral side, of the vertebral column


maxillopalatine

the maxillopalatine process of the maxilla

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


infraocular

By surface analysis, infra- + ocul- + -ar.

surf

the infraocular antennae of certain insects

(anatomy, zoology) Situated below the eyes.


pterygomaxillary

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.

翼上頜 /翼上颌

relating to the pterygoid process and the maxilla


sacculocochlear

sacculocochlear duct

(anatomy) Relating to the sacculus and cochlea of the ear.


subcoracoid

the subcoracoid dislocation of the humerus

(anatomy) Situated under the coracoid process of the scapula.


curvative

According to Dr. Leuf, when water is taken into the full or partly full stomach, it does not mingle with the food, as we are taught, but passes along quickly between the food and lesser curvative toward the pylorus, through which it passes into the intestines.

1890, Louis Philippe McCarty, Health, Happiness and Longevity, →ISBN:

Hyperperistalsis (gastric), with an increase of the number (three or more ) and depth of the waves on both curvatives, is seen typically in obstructing lesions of the duodenum.

1924, American journal of psychiatry - Volume 80, page 687:

If local findings, the absence of peritonitis, and the clinical picture permit it, cases of this type can be managed by a radical curvative or palliative resection.

2013, Horst D. Becker, Christian Herfarth, Werner Lierse, Surgery of the Stomach: Indications, Methods, Complications, →ISBN, page 285:

(anatomy) One of the curved walls of the stomach.


mesoscapular

mesoscapular segment

mesoscapular spine

(anatomy, archaic) Of or pertaining to the mesoscapula.


hypohyal

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

hypohyal joint

(anatomy) Pertaining to one or more small elements in the hyoid arch of fishes, between the ceratohyal and urohyal.


periotic

periotic bone

periotic capsule

periotic scalae

(anatomy) Located in, or pertaining to, the inner ear.


mesorhine

From meso- (“middle”) and rhino- (“nose”).

mesorhine skull

(archaic, anatomy) Having a medium-width nose, between leptorhine and platyrhine.


infraspinal

infraspinal fossa

(anatomy) Below the vertebral column/spine


aliseptal

The prenasal cartilage (Fig. 70, pn) still points downwards, and by this time are formed the alinasal cartilages (Fig. 70, aln) developed from the trabecular horns, and the aliseptal cartilages which enclose the inferior turbinals (Fig. 70).

1874, Sir Michael Foster, The Elements of Embryology, page 231:

Such lateral developments of the ethmoid plate are the aliethmoid, aliseptal, and alinasal.

1884, Elliott Coues, Key to North American Birds:

This lower view (Plate 15, fib. 1) shows, behind the exposed part of the snout already described, that the double nasal canal, after narrowing in a little, enlarges only gradually in the aliseptal region (al.sp.).

1885, William Kitchen Parker, On the Structure and Development of the Skull in the Mammalia:

(anatomy, obsolete) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.


periople

(anatomy) The external smooth horny layer of a hoof.


dextrad

(anatomy, archaic) Toward the right side; dextrally.


stylohyal

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

(anatomy) A segment in the hyoid arch between the epihyal and tympanohyal.


temporo-

(anatomy) temporal: temples
(anatomy) temporal lobe of the brain

temporal: temples
temporal lobe of the brain


antitrochanter

(anatomy) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays


mesocoracoid

(anatomy) A process from the middle of the coracoid in some animals.


thyrohyoid

/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

Borrowed from New Latin thyreohȳoīdēs, from thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”) + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to thyro- + hyoid. Doublet of thyrohyoideus.

af

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.


thyrohyoid

/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

thyrohyoid muscle
thyrohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of thyrohyoid muscle.


hyoid arch

(anatomy) The second pharyngeal arch, which assists in forming the side and front of the neck.


gracility

en-noun

gracility (countable and uncountable, plural gracilities)

Stephen L. Whittington, David M. Reed (eds.) (2006) Bones of the Maya: Studies of Ancient Skeletons, Tuscaloosa, Ala: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 69: “Gracility is usually considered a female characteristic and contrasts strikingly here with the robusticity and large size of the mandible.”

(often anatomy, botany, zoology) The property or condition of being gracile.

стройност

the property or condition of being gracile


sublumbar

the sublumbar lymph glands

(anatomy) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lumbar region of the vertebral column.


supracostal

(anatomy) Situated above (superior to) a rib or the ribs.


lobus

Borrowed from Latin lobus, from Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós).

The lobus of Morgagni is a lobe at the base of the prostate, discovered by Morgagni, and since described by Sir Everard Home.

1865, Richard Dennis Hoblyn, A Dictionary of Terms Used in Medicine and the Collateral Sciences:

lobus Spigelii

a prominent oblong lobe on the posterior surface of the liver.


cricothyroid

/ˌkɹʌɪ.kə(ʊ)ˈθʌɪ.ɹɔɪd/

/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊˈθaɪˌɹɔɪd/

(anatomy) Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages.


cricothyroid

cricothyroids (plural)
cricothyroideus (alternative)

/ˌkɹʌɪ.kə(ʊ)ˈθʌɪ.ɹɔɪd/

/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊˈθaɪˌɹɔɪd/

cricothyroid muscle
cricothyroid muscle#English

(anatomy) Clipping of cricothyroid muscle.


mesopodium

From New Latin mesopodium, from meso- + -podium.


paroccipital

paroccipital process

paroccipital region

(anatomy) Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.


hyoplastron

hyoplastron (plural hyoplastrons or hyoplastra)

hyoplastrons (plural)
hyoplastra (plural)

(anatomy) The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles.


metacromion

(anatomy) A process projecting backward and downward from the acromion of the scapula of some mammals.


postscapular

(dated, anatomy) Of or pertaining to the postscapula


capitatum

(anatomy) The capitate bone of the wrist.


sacculoutricular

(anatomy) Pertaining to the sacculus and utriculus of the ear.


urosteon

From New Latin ūrosteon, from Ancient Greek οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́, “tail”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

(archaic, anatomy) A median ossification at the back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds.


suboccipital

(anatomy) Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput.

niska-hartia-

situated under, or posterior to, the occiput


suboccipital

(anatomy, colloquial) Any of the group of suboccipital muscles.


urachus

From New Latin ūrachus, from Ancient Greek οὐραχός (ourakhós).

A persistent urachus exists if the entire urachal tube remains patent between the bladder and umbilicus.

2003, Douglas H. Slatter, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, volume 1, page 1631:

(anatomy) A band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus.


epipharynx

epipharynx (plural epipharynxes or epipharynges)

epipharynxes (plural)
epipharynges (plural)


intercarotid

intercarotid ganglion

intercarotid nerve

intercarotid gland

(anatomy) Situated between the carotids (carotid arteries).


osteocranium

(anatomy) The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.


conchal

the conchal cartilage

conchal plate

conchal bone

conchal cavity

(anatomy) Pertaining to the concha, or external ear.


superdominant

en-adj

superdominant (comparative more superdominant, superlative most superdominant)

more superdominant (comparative)
most superdominant (superlative)

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

The RCA is dominant, but not superdominant, because the ST elevation in V 5-6 is a little smaller than 2 mm.

2008, Antoni Bayés de Luna, Miquel Fiol-Sala, Elliot M. Antman, The 12 Lead ECG in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, →ISBN, page 66:

In this rare anomaly, a large “superdominant” right coronary artery crosses the crux of the heart, ascending the atrioventricular groove to perfuse the posterior and lateral wall of the heart.

2007, James T Willerson, Jay N. Cohn, Hein J.J. Wellens, Cardiovascular Medicine, →ISBN, page 774:

(anatomy, of an artery) Sufficiently large so as to control the blood flow to an area.


hyoglossal

the hyoglossal membrane

hyoglossal nerve

hyoglossal foramen

hyoglossal sinus

(anatomy) Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyoid bone.


hypural

From hypo- (“under”) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -al.

af

hypural plate, hypural piece, hypural bone


supraoccipital

supraoccipital crest

(anatomy) Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput.

(anatomy) Relating to the supraoccipital bone.


trisplanchnic

trisplanchnic nerve = greater splanchnic nerve

trisplanchnic neurectomy

(anatomy, obsolete) Of or pertaining to the three great splanchnic cavities: those of the head, chest, and abdomen.


pentadactyloid

en-adj

pentadactyloid (comparative more pentadactyloid, superlative most pentadactyloid)

more pentadactyloid (comparative)
most pentadactyloid (superlative)

(anatomy) Having the form of, or a structure modified from, a pentadactyl limb; having an underlying structure that is a limb with five digits (although these may be fused or only exist in vestigial form).


mesorchium

From New Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek [Term?], literally "between the testicles".

(anatomy) The fold of peritoneum that attaches the testis to the dorsal wall of the body cavity or scrotum.


orbicularis

/ɔːˌbɪk.jʊˈlɑː.ɹɪs/

/ɔɹˌbɪk.jəˈlɛɹ.ɪs/

Borrowed from New Latin orbiculāris, clipping of mūsculus orbiculāris (“orbicular muscle”). Doublet of orbicular.

clipping

(anatomy) A muscle surrounding an opening.


ovicapsule

(anatomy) The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.


sternocoracoid

sternocoracoid joint

sternocoracoid depression

sternocoracoid ligament

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the coracoid.


supraethmoid

supraethmoid process of fish

(anatomy) Above, or on the dorsal side of, the ethmoid bone or cartilage.


pulmocutaneous

From Latin pulmo (“a lung”) + English cutaneous.

the pulmocutaneous arteries of the frog

pulmocutaneous arch

pulmocutaneous circuit

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the lungs and the skin.


mesiad

(anatomy) Toward, or on the side toward, the mesial plane.


interglobular

en-adj

interglobular (comparative more interglobular, superlative most interglobular)

more interglobular (comparative)
most interglobular (superlative)

interglobular spaces

interglobular dentin


basotemporal

(anatomy) At the base or the temporal lobe


extraprostatic

(anatomy) Outside or independent of the prostate


frontostriatal

Collectively, these results indicate that maturation of frontostriatal connectivity and function contributes to a developing capacity for cognitive control (i.e. adjusting behavior when predictions about the occurrence of events are violated).

2006, Yuko Munakata, Mark H. Johnson, editors, Processes of Change in Brain and Cognitive Development: Attention and Performance XXI, page 523:

2006, Felicia Gould, Procedural Memory Functioning in HIV+ Midlife Women, PhD Thesis, page 4,
HD and PD patients have also demonstrated procedural memory deficits attributable to frontostriatal dysfunction, although this cognitive domain has not received the same degree of study among HIV+ individuals.

In what follows, we review evidence that supports frontostriatal dysfunction in ADHD.

2008, Bruce F. Pennington, Diagnosing Learning Disorders: A Neuropsychological Framework, 2nd edition, page 158:

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the striatal structures of the frontal lobe.


interocclusal

(anatomy) Between the occlusal surfaces of opposing (maxillary and mandibula) teeth


monoaminergic

(anatomy, of nerve cells) That transmit impulses by employing the monoamine neurotransmitters catecholamine or indolamine


pallidal

(anatomy) of or pertaining to the globus pallidus


subgenual

From sub- + genual (“knee”) (from its shape).

(anatomy) Describing an area of the cerebral cortex of the brain (Brodmann area 25)


gastrojejunal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the stomach and the jejunum


jugulodigastric

internal jugular vein
internal jugular vein

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the internal jugular vein and the digastric muscle.

頸靜脈二腹肌 /颈静脉二腹肌

relating to the internal jugular vein and the digastric muscle


juxtacortical

(anatomy, medicine) Next to a cortex; thus:

(anatomy, medicine) Abutting the cortical layer of bone, as with juxtacortical chondroma.

(anatomy, medicine) Abutting the cerebral cortex (and thus involving subcortical U-fibers), as with juxtacortical white matter lesions in multiple sclerosis.


juxtallocortex

en-noun

juxtallocortex (plural juxtallocortexes or juxtallocortices)

juxtallocortexes (plural)
juxtallocortices (plural)

(anatomy) The region between the isocortex and the allocortex


juxtamedullary

juxtamedullary nephron

(anatomy) Next to the edge of the medulla of the kidney.


juxtarestiform

inferior cerebellar peduncle
inferior cerebellar peduncle

(anatomy) Describing a fibrous subdivision of the inferior cerebellar peduncle


palmoplantar

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or affecting the palms of the hand and the soles of the foot.


brachiocephalic

brachiocephalic artery; brachiocephalic trunk; brachiocephalic vein

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the arm and the head.

braquiocefálico

of or pertaining to the arm and the head


infraclavicular

infraclavicular fossa

infraclavicular lymph nodes

infraclavicular plexus block


holorhinal

(dated, anatomy, ornithology) Having the nasal bones contiguous (joined).


epitrochlea

(anatomy) A projection on the outer side of the distal end of the humerus; the external condyle.


myeloplax

From New Latin myeloplax, from Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + πλάξ (pláx, “plate”).

The tissue resembled normal bone marrow, with an extreme multiplication of the myeloplaxes.

1899, “Central Sarcoma of Bone”, in The Dublin Journal of Medical Science, volume 108, page 285:

(anatomy, obsolete) One of the huge multinucleated cells found in bone marrow and occasionally in other parts; a giant cell.


abdominovaginal

* From Latin abdomen (“abdomen”) + New Latin vaginalis, from Latin vagina (“scabbard, sheath”)
* abdomino- + -vaginal

(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the vagina


abdominovesical

(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder


abnerval

As was stated above, a diphasic current may be demonstrated by means of the rheotome method, between every two points of an uninjured muscle, directly or indirectly excited, the first phase being abnerval, the second adnerval, in direction.

1896, Wilhelm Biedermann, translated by F. A. Welby, Electro-physiology, volume 1, translation of original in German:

(b) Does an abnerval electric current pass towards or away from a nerve?

1980, Ralph Rickards, Understanding Medical Terms: A Self-Instructional Course, Churchill Livingstone, page 45:

Physiological currents include abnerval current, action current, axial current, centrifugal current, centripetal current, compensating current, demarcation current and electrotonic current.

2014, Peter Harris, Sue Nagy, Nicholas Vardaxis, Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 3rd edition:

(anatomy, of an electric current in a muscle, rare) Away from the nerve.


abterminal

(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre


inframaxillary

the inframaxillary nerve

inframaxillary plates

inframaxillary teeth

(anatomy) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary.

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lower jaw.


ichthyopterygium

From New Latin ichthyopterygium, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + πτερύγιον (pterúgion, “fin”). By surface analysis, ichthyo- + pterygium.

surf

(comparative anatomy, obsolete) A fish fin.


interneural

(anatomy) Between nerves, neural arches or neural spines.


interneural

(anatomy) An interneural spine or cartilage.


thalamocoele

(anatomy) The cavity or ventricle of the thalamencephalon; the third ventricle.


archipterygium

From New Latin archipterygium, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + πτερύγιον (pterúgion).

(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.


tricipital

a tricipital muscle

(anatomy) Having three heads or origins; relating to the triceps


Graafian

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or discovered by, the Dutch physician Regnier de Graaf.


haarscheibe

Borrowed from German Haarscheibe (“hair disc”).

(anatomy) A specialized spot of epidermis, functioning as a touch receptor, that contains many Merkel cell - neurite complexes.


infratemporal

(anatomy) Below the temple or temporal bone.


anconeus

anconei (plural)
anconaeus (alternative)
anconæus (alternative)

From New Latin anconaeus, which is itself derived from an adjective formation **ἀγκωναῖος (**ankōnaîos) of Ancient Greek ἀγκών (ankṓn).

(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.


corrugator

en-noun

corrugator (plural corrugators or corrugatores)

corrugators (plural)
corrugatores (plural)

/ˈkɔɹ.əˌɡeɪ.tɚ/

corrugator supercilii
corrugator supercilii#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of corrugator supercilii.

corrugator cutis ani
corrugator cutis ani#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of corrugator cutis ani.


tibiotarsus

(anatomy) The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird, formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.