gastroenteropancreatic

islets of Langerhans
islets of Langerhans

(anatomy, physiology) Related to the gut and the pancreas (especially to the islets of Langerhans)


rostroventral

(anatomy) Near the front of the beak or of any beak-like projection


infragranular

(anatomy) Beneath the granular layer of the developing cerebral cortex


thalamostriatal

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the thalamus and the striatum


abdominal inguinal ring

en-noun

abdominal inguinal ring (plural abdominal inguinal rings)

/æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩ ˈɪŋ.ɡwɪn.l̩ ɹɪŋ/

/əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩ ˈɪŋ.ɡwɪn.l̩ ɹɪŋ/

/æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ ˈɪŋ.ɡwɪn.l̩ ɹɪŋ/

/əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ ˈɪŋ.ɡwɪn.l̩ ɹɪŋ/

(anatomy) The upper opening of the inguinal canal.


sphenotic

(anatomy) Of or relating to a bone on the anterior side of the auditory capsule of many fishes, connected with, or adjoining, the sphenoid bone.


prootic

(anatomy) In front of the auditory capsule.


prootic

(anatomy) A bone, or centre of ossification, in the periotic capsule.


sublingua

(anatomy) A muscular secondary tongue found below the primary tongue in prosimian primates.


abdominoscrotal muscle

abdominoscrotal muscle (plural abdominoscrotal muscles)

From Latin abdomen (“abdomen”) + New Latin scrotalis, from Latin scrotum; abdomino- + -scrotal.


abdominothoracic arch

abdominothoracic arch (plural abdominothoracic arches)

(anatomy) The costal arch; anterior and lateral boundary between the abdomen and the thorax.


abducens labiorum

(anatomy) The muscle that raises the corners of the mouth.


abducens oculi

From Latin abducō (“drawing away”) + Latin oculus (“eye”).

(anatomy) Musculus rectus lateralis bulbi.


abducens muscle

abducens muscle (plural abducens muscles)

Shortening of "abducens nerve", in turn from Latin nervus abducens, from abducent, abducens

(anatomy) Rectus lateralis muscle of the eye; muscle that moves the eye away from the center of the face.


amniochorion

(anatomy, zoology) The amnion and chorion considered as a single unit.


avascularity

From a- + vascularity or from avascular + -ity.

(anatomy) The condition of being avascular.


choriodecidua

(anatomy) A fetal layer surrounding the amnion


distoproximal

(anatomy) Relating to features relatively far from, and near to, another


extranigral

(anatomy, physiology) Outside of the substantia nigra


haemochorial

(anatomy) Describing a placenta in which (as in humans) the chorion is in direct contact with the mother's blood


osteoperiosteal

(anatomy) Relating to both bone and its periosteum


parafascicular

(anatomy) posterior to the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus


supracoracoideus

(anatomy) A pair of muscles that raise the wings of birds in flapping flight.


postcentral

(anatomy) posterior to the central sulcus


proximoventral

(anatomy) close to the front or to the abdomen


sclerotal

The optic capsule , or sclerotal, […]like the acoustic capsule , is cartilaginous in Plagiostomes

1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates:

(anatomy) The optic capsule; the sclerotic coat of the eye.


supraspinate

supraspinate fossa

supraspinate tendon

(anatomy) Situated above a spine or spines; especially, situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the neural spines of the vertebral column, or above, or in front of, the spine of the scapula.


pterotic

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + ὠτικός (ōtikós, “of or for the ear”), from its shape.

(anatomy) Of or relating to a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes.


Abernethy's fascia

Abernethy's fascia (plural Abernethy's fascias)

Named after John Abernethy, English surgeon, + fascia, which through Italian derives from Latin fascia.

(anatomy) A layer of tissue that separates the iliac artery from the iliac fascia.


mitral valve

(anatomy) The valve that divides the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart.


ureterovesical

(anatomy) Relating to, or joining, the ureter and the bladder.


dorsate

en-adj

dorsate (comparative more dorsate, superlative most dorsate)

more dorsate (comparative)
most dorsate (superlative)

The words "straight-hinged" or "straight-backed" are not fully adequate as diagnostic terms, as the former term can be applied to hinges in representatives of most major ostracode groups and the latter is inadequate for many dorsate ostracodes with a straight, long hinge.

1962, Anders Martinsson, Ostracodes of the Family Beyrichiidae from the Silurian of Gotland, page 130:

Spiracles elongate oval, peritremes black, spiracle 1 and 8 greater than the others, spiracle 8 more dorsate than the others.

1986, Vichuda Nithiuthai, “Taxonomic Study on the Larvae of Armyworms in the Genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) in Thailand”, in Thai Journal of Agricultural Science, volume 19, page 132:


mediosagittal

(anatomy) sagittal, through the middle (of the brain)


pregranulosa

(anatomy) A capsule of cells that surrounds the primordial ova in the embryonic ovary


corticobasal

(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia


frontocentral

(anatomy, of a region of the brain) frontal and central


mesocorticolimbic

(anatomy) Relating to the mesocortex and limbic system


parahippocampus

(anatomy) A cortical region of grey matter that surrounds the hippocampus.


platycephalic

platycephalic (comparative more platycephalic, superlative most platycephalic)

more platycephalic (comparative)
most platycephalic (superlative)


dentognathic

(anatomy) Relating to the teeth and the jaws


neuromechanics

(anatomy, physiology) The study of the interaction of the nervous system with mechanical activity of the body


osteometry

(anatomy) The measurement of the bones of the skeleton (both human and animal)


sphenobasion

(anatomy) The midline point on the spheno-occipital synchondrosis.


sphenotemporal

(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid and the temporal bones


stylopod

(anatomy, zoology) The upper part of the arm.


viscerocranium

(anatomy) The part of the skull that developed from the embryonic branchial arches (the facial bones, rather than the cranium)


condylobasal

(anatomy) Relating to (or connecting) the anterior points of the premaxilla and the posterior surfaces of the occipital condyles


glenoid fossa

(anatomy) The hollow at the end of the scapula into which fits the humerus to make the shoulder joint


retroarticular

(anatomy) ventral of the caudal end of the zygomatic arch


pedunculopontine

(anatomy) Relating to the peduncle and pons of the brain


prelimbic

(anatomy) Forward of the limbus of the fossa ovalis


intracystic

intracystic (comparative more intracystic, superlative most intracystic)

more intracystic (comparative)
most intracystic (superlative)


transabdominal

(anatomy, surgery) Across or through the abdominal wall


coloanal

(anatomy) Relating to the colon and anus.


diphyodont

Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuḗs, “double”) + ὀδόντος (odóntos) (genitive of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)).

uder

a diphyodont mammal; diphyodont dentition

(anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.


retrognathic

en-adj

retrognathic (comparative more retrognathic, superlative most retrognathic)

more retrognathic (comparative)
most retrognathic (superlative)


retrognathism

From retro- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -ism.

af

Untreated retrognathism can lead to complications like: […]

2025 January 16, “Retrognathia”, in Cleveland Clinic:

(anatomy) The quality of being retrognathic.


dermopalatine

(anatomy) A bone on the palatine that develops from the skin lining.


paracingulate

(anatomy) Beyond or above a corresponding cingulate structure


paralimbic

(anatomy) Beyond or over a corresponding limbic structure


fibronodular

en-adj

fibronodular (comparative more fibronodular, superlative most fibronodular)

more fibronodular (comparative)
most fibronodular (superlative)

(anatomy, pathology) fibrous and nodular


cerebrocerebellar

(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and the cerebellum


lymph vessel

(anatomy) A thin-walled vessel that carries lymph through the lymphatic system.


neuroretina

(anatomy) The rim of the retina that contains its neural elements


prejunctional

prejunctional (comparative more prejunctional, superlative most prejunctional)

more prejunctional (comparative)
most prejunctional (superlative)

neuromuscular junction
neuromuscular junction

(anatomy) In front of the neuromuscular junction.


postjunctional

postjunctional (comparative more postjunctional, superlative most postjunctional)

more postjunctional (comparative)
most postjunctional (superlative)

(anatomy) Behind the neuromuscular junction.


meningocerebral

(anatomy) Relating to the meninges and cerebral cortex.


metatarsophalangeal

Turf toe indicates damage to the large joint at the base of the big toe, called the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint.

2022 June 20, Virginia Zakas, “The 5 injuries that can derail a fantasy season — and what they mean for your team”, in The New York Times:

(anatomy) Relating to the metatarsus and phalange.


risorius

/ɹɪˈsɔː.ɹi.əs/

/ɹɪˈzɔː.ɹi.əs/

Borrowed from Late Latin rīsōrius (“ridiculous, laughing”), clipping of mūsculus rīsōrius (“laughing muscle”).

clipping

(anatomy) A narrow band of facial muscle arising from the fascia over the masseter and inserting into the tissues at the corner of the mouth, which it draws laterally, as is used when smiling.


palatopharyngeus

palatopharyngei (plural)
palatopharyngeal (alternative)

Borrowed from Late Latin palātopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus palātopharyngeus (“palatopharyngeal muscle”). Doublet of palatopharyngeal.

palatopharyngeal arch
palatopharyngeal arch

(anatomy) A long, fleshy longitudinal muscle, narrower in the middle than at either end, that arises from the soft palate, contributes with the mucous membrane covering its surface to the structure of the palatopharyngeal arch, and is inserted into the thyroid cartilage and the wall of the pharynx; it serves to constrict the fauces and draw the larynx and pharynx upwards.


parietally

(anatomy) With regard to other parietal structures.


postarteriole

(anatomy) Situated after the arterioles (used especially of the capillaries)


intergeniculate

(anatomy) between parts of a geniculate complex


intergeniculate leaflet

en-noun

intergeniculate leaflet (plural intergeniculate leaflets)

(anatomy) A distinctive subdivision of the lateral geniculate complex in some rodents that participates in the regulation of circadian rhythm


neocerebellum

From neo- + cerebellum (phylogenetically, the newer part of the cerebellum).

(anatomy) The part of the cerebellum that receives input from afferent nerves originating in the cerebral cortex; cerebrocerebellum.


portosystemic

From porto- + systemic or porto- + system + -ic.

portosystemic anastomosis

portosystemic shunt

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the portal and systemic venous circulation systems.


preperitoneal

(anatomy) anterior to the peritoneum (between the parietal peritoneum and the abdominal wall)


subparaventricular

(anatomy) Underneath and adjacent to a ventricle


supralaryngeal

(anatomy) Above (or dorsal to) the larynx


mesofrontal

(anatomy) In the middle and at the front


caruncula

Borrowed from Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”). Doublet of caruncle.

bor+

Even without mobilization of the bone, the median eyelid angle can be deplaced in the nasal direction. For this purpose, we inserted a heart-shaped cartilage implant, curved toward the caruncula.

1982, Sherrell J. Aston, Albert Hornblass, Murray A. Meltzer, et al., editors, Third International Symposium of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Eye and Adnexa, Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins Co., →ISBN, page 116:

(anatomy, zootomy, botany) Synonym of caruncle.


vermiformis

vermiform appendix
vermiform appendix#English

(anatomy) Synonym of vermiform appendix.


paleocerebellum

paleocerebellums (plural)
palaeocerebellum (alternative)


spinocerebellum

(anatomy) The vermis, together with parts of the hemispheres of the brain; it regulates body movement


parorchis

(anatomy, archaic) The part of the epididymis, or the corresponding part of the vas deferens, that is derived from the Wolffian body.


cryptoglandular

(anatomy, pathology) Relating to anal glands and anal crypts


semitendinosus

(anatomy) A fusiform muscle (one of the hamstrings) in the back of the thigh.


vesicoanal

(anatomy) Relating to the bladder and anus.


inferotemporal

(anatomy) Both inferior and temporal, especially relating to the inferior part of the temporal lobe


pseudoscutal

Surface, especially pseudoscutal area, shining, faintly shagreened.

(anatomy) Of or relating to a pseudoscutum.


arthrodia

From Ancient Greek ἀρθρωδία (arthrōdía), from ἀρθρώδης (arthrṓdēs, “well articulated”).

The radius is connected […] to the carpus by arthrodia.

1813, John Mason Good, Olinthus Gilbert Gregory, Pantologia:

(anatomy, probably, archaic) A plane joint

artrodio

articulation in which the surfaces are nearly flat


nasomental

(anatomy) Relating to the nose and chin.


intracervical

(anatomy, medicine) Within the neck (cervix or collum).

(anatomy, medicine) Within the uterine cervix.


radioscaphocapitate

en-noun

radioscaphocapitate (plural not attested)

(anatomy) The radioscaphoid and radiocapitate of the palmar radiocarpal ligament.


scapholunate

(anatomy) Of or relating to an intraarticular ligament that binds together the scaphoid and lunate bones of the wrist.


ureterovaginal

(anatomy) Relating to the ureter and vagina.


urethropenile

(anatomy) Relating to the urethra and penis.


urethroperineoscrotal

(anatomy) Relating to the urethra, perineum, and scrotum.


urethroprostatic

(anatomy) Relating to the urethra and prostate.


femoroabdominal

(anatomy) Relating to the femur and abdomen.


canthal

The lateral canthal position is normally 2 mm superior to the medial canthal position (i.e., a positive canthal tilt). A negative lateral canthal tilt may indicate descent of the lateral canthus from disinsertion, laxity, or the presence of a prominent eye.

2008 January, Andrew P. Trussler, Rod J. Rohrich, “MOC-PS^(SM) CME Article: Blepharoplasty”, in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, volume 121, number 1S, →DOI, page 2:

Despite the fact that he is universally fancied by almost every woman on the internet, Timothee Chalamet's negative canthal tilt would land him firmly in "prey" territory.

2023 June 7, Ruchira Sharma, “Women Want One Thing in Men, and It's 'Hunter Eyes'”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2023-06-13:

(anatomy) Pertaining to a canthus (meeting point of upper and lower eyelid).


vaginovulvar

(anatomy) Relating to the vagina and vulva.


vertebroiliac

(anatomy) Relating to the vertebra and ilium.


vertebropelvic

(anatomy) Relating to the vertebra and pelvis.


vertebrosternal

(anatomy) Relating to the vertebra and sternum.


vertebrofemoral

(anatomy) Relating to the vertebra and femur.


vertebrocostal

(anatomy) Relating to the vertebra and rib.


vertebroarterial

(anatomy) Relating to the vertebra and artery.


vaginovesical

(anatomy) Of or relating to the vagina and urinary bladder.


vermilion border

vermilion border (plural vermilion borders)

(anatomy) The normally sharp demarcation between the lip (red-coloured) and the adjacent normal skin, representing the change in the epidermis from highly keratinized external skin to less keratinized internal skin.


fibularis

Borrowed from New Latin fībulāris, clipping of mūsculus fībulāris (“fibular muscle”).

clipping

Meronyms: fibularis brevis, fibularis longus, fibularis tertius


frontopontine

frontopontine fibers

frontopontine tract

(anatomy) Of or relating to the frontal lobe and the pons; applied to a group of fibers situated in the medial fifth of the base of the cerebral peduncles.


frontoethmoidal

(anatomy) Of or relating to a suture between the ethmoid bone and the frontal bone, located in the anterior cranial fossa.


cornu ammonis

cornua ammonis (plural)
cornu Ammonis (alternative)

From Latin cornū Ammōnis (“Ammon's horn”). See ammonite.

(anatomy, obsolete) The hippocampus of the brain.


radioulnar

(anatomy) Relating to the radius and ulna; relating to a radioulna


rectoperineal

(anatomy) Relating to the rectum and perineum, as (usually, more specifically) a fistula of rectocutaneous type whose cutaneous opening is in the perineal skin.


rectourethral

(anatomy) Relating to the rectum and urethra.


rectovulvar

(anatomy) Relating to the rectum and vulva.


rectococcygeal

(anatomy) Relating to the rectum and coccyx.

(anatomy) Relating to the rectococcygeus muscle.


retromandibular

(anatomy) Of or relating to a vein formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins.


radiocarpal

(anatomy) Of or relating to the radius and carpus.


retroperitoneum

(anatomy) The space in the abdominal cavity behind the peritoneum.


rubrospinal

rubrospinal fibres

(anatomy) Of or relating to the rubrospinal tract, part of the nervous system and a major motor control pathway in humans.


vesicovaginorectal

(anatomy) Relating to the bladder, vagina, and rectum.


vaginorectal

(anatomy) Relating to the vagina and rectum.


inguinolabial

(anatomy) Relating to the groin and labia.


vaginolabial

(anatomy) Relating to the vagina and labia.


Descemet's membrane

en-noun

Descemet's membrane (plural Descemet's membranes)

After the French physician Jean Descemet.

(anatomy) The basement membrane that lies between the stroma and the endothelial layer of the cornea.

Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty

Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty


basement membrane

basement membrane (plural basement membranes)

(anatomy, histology) A thin sheet of fibrous cells that underlies the epithelium.


genitofemoral

(anatomy) Pertaining to the genital organs and the thigh; applied especially to one of the lumbar nerves.

génitofémoral

pertaining to the genital organs and the thigh


irideocorneal

(anatomy) Of or relating to the iris and cornea.


dorsoulnar

(anatomy) Relating to the back and ulna.


radiopalmar

(anatomy) Relating to the radius and palm.


rectoabdominal

(anatomy) Relating to the rectum and abdomen.


semimembranosus

(anatomy) A muscle in the back of the thigh; the most medial of the three hamstring muscles (meaning it is more to the inner of the thighs, not between the two others in one leg, which is the semitendinosus).


intercostobrachial

(anatomy) Of or relating to a group of nerves that are cutaneous branches of the intercostal nerves.

intercostobraquial

of or relating to a group of intercostal nerves


infraspinatus

(anatomy) A thick triangular muscle whose main function is to rotate the arm externally and stabilize the shoulder joint.


inframammary

inframammary incision


interosseus

the dorsal interossei of the hand

palmar interossei

(anatomy) Any of various muscles located between bones.


ilioinguinal

(anatomy) Of or relating to the ilium and groin; applied to a branch of the first lumbar nerve.

ilioinguinal

of or relating to the ilium and the groin


iliohypogastric

(anatomy) Of or relating to the ilium and hypogastrium; applied to a branch of the first lumbar nerve.

iliohipogástrico

of or relating to the ilium and the hypogastrium


iliococcygeus

(anatomy) A muscle arising from the inner side of the ischium and from the posterior part of the tendinous arch of the obturator fascia, and attached to the coccyx and anococcygeal raphe.


anococcygeal

(anatomy) Relating to the anus and coccyx.


iliosacralis

(anatomy) An accessory slip at the posterior part of the iliococcygeus.


nasotracheal

(anatomy) Of or relating to the nose and trachea.


intercostalis

Ellipsis of musculus intercostalis, the singular of musculi intercostales; in medical English, these terms, like the many other internationally standardized anatomical terms, are naturalized from New Latin as unadapted borrowings.

(anatomy, medicine) An intercostal muscle.


iliococcygeal

(anatomy) Relating to the iliococcygeus.


dorso-

Combining form of Latin dorsum (“back”).

dorsi- (alternative)
dors- (alternative)


mediobasal

(anatomy) At the base of the medial plane


anteroseptal

(anatomy) anterior to the septum (of the heart)


inferoseptal

(anatomy) Relating to the inferoseptum of the heart


aqueductal

(neuroanatomy) Relating to the cerebral aqueduct.


aortorenal

(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and kidney.


aortopulmonary

(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and lungs.


talocalcaneal

(anatomy) Relating to the talus and the calcaneus.


talocalcaneonavicular

ball-and-socket joint
ball-and-socket joint

(anatomy) Relating to the talus, calcaneus, and navicular; applied to a particular ball-and-socket joint.


talocrural

(anatomy) Relating to the talus and leg.


temporoparietalis

(anatomy) A muscle connecting the temporal fascia with the ear.


thoracodorsal

thoracodorsal artery

thoracodorsal nerve

(anatomy) Relating to the thorax and back.


sternothyroideus

Borrowed from New Latin sternothyroīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternothyroīdeus (“sternothyroid muscle”). Doublet of sternothyroid.

clipping

sternothyroid muscle
sternothyroid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of sternothyroid muscle.


thyrocervical

(anatomy, relational) Relating to the thyroid and the neck.


pilosebaceous

(anatomy) Of or relating to the structural unit consisting of hair, hair follicle, arrector pili muscle, and sebaceous gland.


tympanicum

(anatomy) The ectotympanic ring; a bony ring that holds the eardrum.


craniomaxillofacial

(anatomy) Relating to the whole area of the mouth, jaws, face, skull, and associated structures.


pseudomeatus

(anatomy) A deep indentation that appears to be an opening of the body


mylohyoideus

Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdeus, clipping of musculus mylohȳoīdeus (“mylohyoid muscle”).

mylohyoid muscle
mylohyoid muscle#English


pterygoideus

/ˌtɛɹ.əˈɡɔɪ.di.əs/

Borrowed from New Latin pterygoīdeus, clipping of musculus pterygoīdeus (“pterygoid muscle”).

pterygoid muscle
pterygoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of pterygoid muscle.


ectepicondylar

(anatomy) Adjacent to, and above the outer condyle of the humerus


ectepicondyle

(anatomy) A process, on the outer side of the humerus, to which extensor muscles are attached


opisthopubic

(anatomy) Having the pubis bones pointing backward, as in some dinosaurs.


rostrolateral

(anatomy) lateral (or alongside) of the rostrum


extremital

(anatomy) Of or relating to the extremities.


SMA

en-noun

SMA (countable and uncountable, plural SMAs)

To simplify a bit, once having decided, the PFC passes the decision on to the rest of the frontal cortex, which passes it to the premotor cortex, then to the SMA and, a few steps later, on to your muscles.

2023, Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, New York: Penguin, →ISBN:

supplementary motor area
supplementary motor area#English

(neuroanatomy) Initialism of supplementary motor area.

superior mesenteric artery
superior mesenteric artery#English

(anatomy) Initialism of superior mesenteric artery.


pectineal

(obsolete, anatomy) Of or relating to the pecten.

(anatomy) Relating to, or connected with, the pubic bone.


posteriormost

(anatomy) Nearest the posterior or back end


opisthothorax

(anatomy) The portion of the thorax behind the prothorax.


macrospinous

en-adj

macrospinous (comparative more macrospinous, superlative most macrospinous)

more macrospinous (comparative)
most macrospinous (superlative)


isopygous

(anatomy) Having the cephalon and pygidium of more or less equal size.


micropygous

micropygous (comparative more micropygous, superlative most micropygous)

more micropygous (comparative)
most micropygous (superlative)

(anatomy) Having the pygidium considerably smaller than the cephalon.


macropygous

macropygous (comparative more macropygous, superlative most macropygous)

more macropygous (comparative)
most macropygous (superlative)

(anatomy) Having the pygidium considerably larger than the cephalon.


subisopygous

(anatomy) Having the pygidium slightly smaller than the cephalon.


holocrine

From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole, entire”) and κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

uder

The venom glands of teleosts consist of an aggregation of holocrine cells derived from the epidermis but often sunken into the dermis, on either side of a spine, usually of dorsal or pectoral fin.

2004, B. G. Kapoor, Bhavna Khanna, Ichthyology Handbook, page 80:

2007, Galina N. Solntseva, N. N. Dergunova (translator), Teresa Ott (linguistic editor), Morphology of the Auditory and Vestibular Organs in Mammals, with Emphasis on Marine Species, page 42,
In Chiroptera and Insectivora, the holocrine glands can form glandular complexes.

The holocrine gland is the least common type. After the cell fills with secretory material, the entire holocrine gland cell discharges to the lumen of the gland to constitute the secretion. Sebaceous glands associated with hair follicles of the skin are the most common holocrine glands.

2013, Rowen D. Frandson, W. Lee Wilke, Anna Dee Fails, Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals, page 11:

(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or relating to a mode of secretion in some exocrine glands in which the plasma membrane ruptures, releasing the cell's cytoplasm into the lumen of the gland.


ciliary zonule

(anatomy) A ring of fibrous strands connecting the ciliary body with the crystalline lens of the eye.


Zinn's membrane

en-noun

Zinn's membrane (plural Zinn's membranes)


synneurosis

From Ancient Greek συννεύρωσις (sunneúrōsis, “union by sinews”).


presternal

(anatomy) Of or relating to the presternum.


Schwann's sheath

en-noun

Schwann's sheath (plural Schwann's sheaths)

Named after Theodor Schwann, German anatomist of the 19th century.


enderon

From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) δέρος (déros) (alternative form of δέρμα (dérma, “skin”)).

(anatomy, archaic) The deep sensitive and vascular layer of the skin and mucous membranes.


rete mirabile

retia mirabilia (plural)
rete mirabilis (alternative)

/ˌɹiːti mɪˈɹɑːbɪleɪ/

From Medieval Latin rete mirabile (literally “wonderful net”) (14th century).

His description of the rete mirabile, the network of arteries at the base of the brain, shows he dissected animals as well as human corpses, since it does not exist in humans.

1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 65:

In whales, the rete mirabile also allows oxygenated blood to be supplied to the brain slowly, helping to avoid the problems human beings experience when swimming at depth – principally the bends.

2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 175:

(anatomy, zoology) A complex of blood vessels found in some vertebrates that preserves a gradient of a certain solute or particle, originally specifically the network of arterioles at the base of the brain in some ungulates and other mammals.


Batson venous plexus

Named after anatomist Oscar Vivian Batson, who first described it in 1940.

(anatomy) A network of valveless veins in the human body, connecting the deep pelvic veins and thoracic veins (draining the inferior end of the urinary bladder, breast, and prostate) to the internal vertebral venous plexuses.


belemnoid

(anatomy) The styloid process of the ulna or of the temporal bone.


hepatopancreatic

the hepatopancreatic ampulla

the hepatopancreatic sphincter

the hepatopancreatic duct

(anatomy) Relating to (or connecting) the liver and pancreas


mesosalpinx

(anatomy) Part of the lining of the abdominal cavity in higher vertebrates, specifically the portion of the broad ligament that stretches from the ovary to the level of the uterine tube.


mesopneumonium

(anatomy) A pulmonary ligament connecting the lung and mesogaster.


metathalamus

(anatomy, neuroanatomy) A composite structure of the thalamus, consisting of the medial geniculate nucleus and the lateral geniculate nucleus.


multifidus

From Latin multifidus. Doublet of multifid and multifidous.

(anatomy) A thin muscle consisting of a number of fleshy and tendinous fasciculi that fill up the groove on either side of the spinous processes of the vertebrae, from the sacrum to the axis.


mucoperiosteum

(anatomy) A compound structure consisting of mucous membrane and periosteum.


pars tensa

(anatomy) The larger and more robust region of the tympanic membrane, consisting of three layers: skin, fibrous tissue, and mucosa.


artery of Adamkiewicz

artery of Adamkiewicz (plural arteries of Adamkiewicz)

(anatomy) The largest anterior segmental medullary artery in humans, typically arising from a left posterior intercostal artery, which branches from the aorta and supplies the lower two thirds of the spinal cord via the anterior spinal artery.

artéria de Adamkiewicz

the largest anterior segmental medullary artery in humans


allocortex

allocortex (plural allocortexes or allocortices)

allocortexes (plural)
allocortices (plural)

(anatomy) The heterogenetic cortex; part of the cerebral cortex characterized by fewer cell layers than the neocortex (i.e. fewer than six)

allocortex

the part of the cortex characterize by fewer cell layers than the neocortex


antitragicus

(anatomy) In the human musculoskeletal system of the ear, a part that arises from the outer part of the antitragus and is inserted into the cauda helicis and antihelix.

antitrágico

an intrinsic muscle that arises from the outer part of the antitragus


archicortex

(anatomy) Part of the allocortex, specifically three layered hippocampal cortexes necessary for hippocampus formation


archipallium

(anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.

kora stara

the oldest region of the brain’s pallium


archicerebellum

(anatomy) The oldest part of the cerebellum in evolutionary terms; the vestibulocerebellum.

arquicerebelo

the oldest part of the cerebellum in evolutionary terms


arrector pili

arrector pili (plural arrectores pilorum)

(anatomy) Any of the small muscles attached to hair follicles in mammals, the contraction of which causes the hairs to stand on end.


synovial fluid

synovial fluid (countable and uncountable, plural synovial fluids)

synovial fluids (plural)
synovia (alternative)

(anatomy) A transparent, viscous, non-Newtonian lubricating fluid which is found in the cavities of synovial joints or bursae and secreted by the synovial membrane; its main purpose is to reduce friction between the articular cartilage of synovial joints during movement.


aryepiglotticus

(anatomy) A muscle of the larynx running in the aryepiglottic fold from the arytenoid cartilage to the epiglottis.


auriculotemporal

From auriculo- (“aural, auricular”) + temporal.

prefix

(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.


palatonasal

(anatomy) Relating to the palate and nose.


paleocortex

(anatomy) A layer of the cerebral cortex, intermediate phylogenetically between the neocortex and archicortex, and separated from the neocortex by the rhinal fissure


pancreaticoduodenal

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the pancreas and duodenum


panniculus

en-noun

panniculus (countable and uncountable, plural panniculi)

From Latin panniculus, diminutive of pannus (“cloth”).

(anatomy) A dense layer of fatty tissue growth, consisting of subcutaneous fat in the lower abdominal area.


pararectal

the pararectal lymph nodes


paradidymis

(anatomy) A small collection of convoluted tubules situated in front of the lower part of the spermatic cord, above the head of the epididymis.


parafollicular

(anatomy) Near a follicle; applied to certain cells, adjacent to the thyroid follicles, that produce and secrete calcitonin.


paramesonephric

(anatomy, applied to the Müllerian ducts) Near the mesonephros.


pectineus

From Latin pectineus (“comblike”), from pecten (“comb”) + -eus.

(anatomy) A flat quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior part of the upper and medial aspect of the thigh, whose primary function is hip flexion.


perimetrium

From peri- + Late Latin metrium (“womb”), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (mḗtrion, “of a mother”).

der

(anatomy) The outer serosa layer of the uterus.


perinephric

perinephric fat


pericardiacophrenic

(anatomy) Of or relating to a long slender branch of the internal thoracic artery, accompanying the phrenic nerve, between the pleura and pericardium, to the diaphragm, to which it is distributed.


peroneus

peronei (plural)
peronaeus (alternative)

Borrowed from Late Latin peroneus, clipping of mūsculus peroneus (“peroneal muscle”).

clipping

Meronyms: peroneus brevis, peroneus longus, peroneus tertius

(anatomy) Any of several muscles of the lateral side of the leg, which arise from the fibula and act to move the foot.


porion

From Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “opening”) + -ion.

(anatomy) The point on the human skull located at the upper margin of each ear canal, and underlying the tragus.


ileoanal

(anatomy) Relating to the ileum and anus


ileorectal

(anatomy) Relating to the ileum and rectum.


ileovaginal

(anatomy) Relating to the ileum and vagina.


ileogastric

(anatomy) Relating to the ileum and stomach.


ileorenal

(anatomy) Relating to the ileum and kidneys.


posteroanterior

posteroanterior movement

(anatomy) Posterior to anterior; back-to-front.

the posteroanterior axis

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the relation between posterior and anterior.


acanthiomeatal line

en-noun

acanthiomeatal line (plural acanthiomeatal lines)

(anatomy) An imaginary line drawn through the acanthion and the auditory meatus.


puborectalis

While standing or sitting, the puborectalis helps to keep us continent by cinching our bowel closed.

2018 November 30, Alex Blasdel, The Guardian:

To maintain continence, the puborectalis muscle chokes the anal canal. The sling of tissue is supposed to release during defecation. Mine has not been doing that.

2022 October 2, Cara Schacter, “My Year of Stress and Constipation”, in The New York Times:

(anatomy) The group of fibers that form a sling for the rectum, forming part of the levator ani.


pubic boot

(anatomy) A wide expansion at the end of the pubis in some dinosaurs.


Frankfurt plane

Frankfurt plane (plural Frankfurt planes)

Established in 1884 at the World Congress on Anthropology in Frankfurt, Germany.

(anatomy) The anatomical position of the human skull, based on a plane passing through the inferior margin of the left orbit and the upper margin of each ear canal or external auditory meatus.


suprachoroid

suprachoroid hemorrhage

suprachoroid lamina


allantoidal

(anatomy) Of or relating to the allantois.


pyelum

From Ancient Greek πύελος (púelos, “infundibulum”).


olfactory nerve

en-noun

olfactory nerve (plural olfactory nerves)

(neuroanatomy) Either of the first of twelve paired cranial nerves which arise in the olfactory neurosensory cells of the nasal mucous membrane and carries information of the sense of smell from the nasal cavity to the brain.


azygoesophageal

(anatomy) Of the azygos vein and the esophagus.


tetradactyly

(anatomy) The condition of having four digits on a limb, as in many amphibians, birds, and theropods.


zygodactyly

(anatomy) The condition of having two toes facing forward and two backward, as in some birds and chameleons.


pamprodactyly

(anatomy) The condition of having all four toes pointing forward, characteristic of swifts.


pubofemoral

(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and femur.


pubocapsular

(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and capsule.


Purkinje fiber

Purkinje fibers (plural)
Purkinje fibre (alternative)

Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869).

named-after

(anatomy, cardiology) One of a group of fibers in the heart, consisting of specialized cardiomyocytes, that allow the heart's conduction system to create synchronized contractions of its ventricles and thus maintain a consistent rhythm.


mesaraic

From meso- + Ancient Greek ἀραιός (araiós, “flank”).


anteromedial

en-adj

anteromedial (comparative more anteromedial, superlative most anteromedial)

more anteromedial (comparative)
most anteromedial (superlative)

(anatomy) Located in the front and towards a middle line.

ântero-medial

located in the front and towards a middle line


supraesophageal

the supraesophageal ganglion of Crustacea

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


aortoiliac

(anatomy) Of the aorta and iliac arteries.


dorsimeson

(anatomy) The line in which the meson meets the dorsal surface.


lunotriquetral

the lunotriquetral ligament

the lunotriquetral shear test

(anatomy) Relating to the lunate and triquetrum.


pseudocoelia

From pseudo- + Ancient Greek κοιλία (koilía, “cavity of the body”).

uder

the inaccurate representation of the pseudocoelia is exaggerated

1882, Burt Green Wilder, Anatomical Technology:

(anatomy, dated) The fifth ventricle in the mammalian brain.


metapodiale

The bone usually employed in making the needle was the metapodiale bone of the deer and elk.

1907, William Corless Mills, Explorations of the Edwin Harness mound, page 56:

(anatomy, dated) Alternative spelling of metapodial.


hemapophysis

hemapophyses (plural)
haemapophysis (alternative)

The bones, 39 and 40, represent the hemapophysis of the parieto-hæmal arch.

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

(anatomy) The second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib.


epoophoron

epoophora (plural)
epoöphoron (alternative)

From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + φέρω (phérō, “bear”).

affix

(anatomy) A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct.

مبيض جانبي

a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct


midback

The adult white-collared manakin has a black crown, wings and tail, and a black band across the midback.

(anatomy) The middle portion of the back.


articulary

articularies (plural)
articular (alternative)

(anatomy, archaic) The articular bone; a bone in the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.


interhyoideus

(anatomy) A muscle involved in swallowing in some animals.


choana

Borrowing from New Latin choana, from Ancient Greek χοᾰ́νη (khoắnē, “funnel”), from χέω (khéō, “to pour”) + -ᾰ́νη (-ắnē, suffix for utensil names).

af

The choanal glands of caecilians open at the margin of the choanae, whereas those of salamanders open deep within the choanae at the margin of the olfactory epithelium.

1986, William E. Duellman, Biology of Amphibians, page 409:

Zuckerkandl (1893) gives far and away the greatest measurements for the choanae; Hopmann (1895) reported that in man the choana has a mean height of 27 mm, and a mean width of 13 mm (Merkel, 1896); in women it measures 25 x 12mm. These values agree closely with our findings.

1989, Johannes Lang, translated by P. M. Stell, Clinical Anatomy of the Nose, Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses, page 103:

Inside of this area it is possible to identify clearly two parallel echonegative zones, which belong to the nasal cavities (choanas) and are placed on both sides of a medial structure, considerably echogenic, which corresponds to nasal bridge (Fig. 2.12.)

2006, José María Carrera, Asim Kurjak, Donald School: Atlas of Clinical Application of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, India: Jaypee Brothers, page 14:

The bony rim of the posterior choana is located by passing the 4-mm microdebrider blade through the posterior ethmoids and into the nasopharynx. The tip of the microdebrider blade is pushed against the mucosa just above the bony choanae on the anterior face of the sphenoid.

2008, Peter-John Wormald, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, 2nd edition, page 111:

(anatomy, zootomy) A pair of apertures towards the back of the nasal cavity, opening into the nasopharynx.


VTA

ventral tegmental area
ventral tegmental area#English

(neuroanatomy) Initialism of ventral tegmental area.


DRN

(neuroanatomy) Initialism of dorsal raphe nucleus.


peribranchial

a peribranchial cavity


chondrosternal

(anatomy) Relating to the costal cartilage and the sternum


cerebellopontine

(anatomy) Relating to the cerebellum and pons.


zygomaxillary

(anatomy) Relating to the cheekbone and maxilla (upper jawbone).


supraglabellar

en-adj

supraglabellar (comparative more supraglabellar, superlative most supraglabellar)

more supraglabellar (comparative)
most supraglabellar (superlative)


infraglabellar

infraglabellar (comparative more infraglabellar, superlative most infraglabellar)

more infraglabellar (comparative)
most infraglabellar (superlative)


puboprostatic

(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and prostate.


circummarginate

(anatomy) Surrounded by a thin margin; not circumvallate.


archicerebellar

(anatomy) Relating to the archicerebellum.


semispinalis

semispinalis cervicis
semispinalis cervicis

semispinalis capitis
semispinalis capitis

(anatomy) Any of three transversospinalis muscles of the human body: the semispinalis dorsi, semispinalis cervicis, and semispinalis capitis.


sacrospinalis

(anatomy) The erector spinae, a muscle group of the back in humans and animals.


transversospinalis

(anatomy) A group of muscles in the human back, used for rotation and extension of the vertebral column, and comprehending the semispinalis, multifidus, and rotatores.


postductal

Aortic coarctation is congenital focal narrowing of the aorta in the region of the ductus arteriosus. It may be preductal (proximal to the ductus, illustrated on the right [in the original]), periductal, or postductal.

2013, Jacob Mandell, Core Radiology: A Visual Approach to Diagnostic Imaging (Cambridge Medicine), →ISBN, page 769:

(anatomy) Distal to or downstream of a ductus (for example, the ductus arteriosus).


posthepatic

(anatomy, biochemistry) downstream of the liver in the circulation of the hepatic portal system; and thus, after the metabolic effect of the liver.


postmastoid

(anatomy) posterior to the mastoid process


pancreatoduodenal

(anatomy) Relating to the pancreas and duodenum.


urethrovaginal

(anatomy) Relating to the urethra and vagina.


penopubic

(anatomy) Relating to the penis and pubis.


perimuscular

perimuscular fat


bronchovesicular

(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.


anticlinal vertebra

en-noun

anticlinal vertebra (plural anticlinal vertebrae)

(anatomy) The vertebra in a vertebral column which has a spinous process (spine) towards which the spines of all the other vertebrae are inclined; the vertebra at which the spine orientation changes.


postlumbar

(anatomy) Situated posterior to the lower back or loins.


postvertebral

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anoderm

(anatomy) A skin-like area within the anal canal.


calcaneocuboid

(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the cuboid bone.

calcaneocuboideo

relating to the calcaneus and the cuboid bone


septile

en-adj

septile (comparative more septile, superlative most septile)

more septile (comparative)
most septile (superlative)


calcaneoquartal

(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the fourth joint of the tarsus.


frontoinsular

(anatomy) Relating to the frontal lobe and insula (insular cortex).


occipitoparietal

(anatomy) Relating to the occipital and the parietal bones


supraglottis

(anatomy) The upper part of the larynx, above the vocal cords, including the epiglottis


palatovaginal

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

顎鞘 /颚鞘

relating to the palatine bone and vaginal process


vertebrosacral

(anatomy) Relating to the vertebra and sacrum.


presubiculum

(anatomy) A rostral part of the parahippocampal gyrus of the guenon.


subiculum

(anatomy) The most inferior component of the hippocampal formation, lying between the entorhinal cortex and the CA1 subfield of the hippocampus proper.


temporopolar

(anatomy) Relating to the temporal pole: the anterior end of the temporal lobe.


Rexed lamina

They were identified in the early 1950s by Bror Rexed.

(anatomy) Any of ten layers of grey matter in the brain.


intermediolateral nucleus

en-noun

intermediolateral nucleus (plural intermediolateral nuclei)

(anatomy) A region of grey matter found in Rexed lamina VII of the spinal column.


antebrachial

From antebrachium + -al, ante- + brachial.


craniolateral

(anatomy) Relating to (or pointing towards) the side of the head


perifovea

(anatomy) A band immediately surrounding a fovea


digit

From Middle English digit, from Latin digitus (“a fingerbreadth; a number”). Doublet of digitus and dedo.

bit

position in a sequence of numerals, symbol in a positional number system

Jai grabbed Andrew’s shoulders with the same three digits he had used to grab the ancient doubter’s skull and spun him around.

2018, Shiv Kotecha, The Switch, United States: Wonder, →ISBN, page 144:

(anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.


bili-

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin bīlis (“bile”).


nasociliary

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose and the eyelashes or eyelids.

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nasociliary nerve.


physis

en-noun

physis (countable and uncountable, plural physes)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis).

(anatomy, countable) The epiphyseal plate, a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, found in children and adolescents.


cortical plate

(anatomy) A layer of compact bone that overlies the spongiosa of the alveolar process on the mandible and maxilla.


Glissonian capsule

Glissonian capsule (plural Glissonian capsules)

Glissonian capsules (plural)
Glisson's capsule (alternative)

(anatomy) A membrane that envelopes the liver


cupula

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(anatomy) A moveable object in the ampullae of the ear's semicircular canals that is involved in sensing head rotation


subendocardium

(anatomy) The layer of tissue beneath the endocardium


pancreaticosplenic

(anatomy) Relating to the pancreas and spleen.


anterosuperior

anterosuperior movement


isthmic

(anatomy) Relating to an (anatomical) isthmus


infrapyramidal

(anatomy) Situated beneath the pyramidal tract (or beneath something shaped like a pyramid)


LCL

lateral collateral ligament
lateral collateral ligament#English

(anatomy) Initialism of lateral collateral ligament.


anterolateral ligament

anterolateral ligament (plural anterolateral ligaments)

(anatomy) A ligament located on the outside, front portion of the knee.


rostrocaudal

(anatomy) With a direction parallel to the head-tail axis.


supragranular

(anatomy) Lying above the granular layer of the cerebellum


propriospinal

From Latin proprius (“one's own”) + spinal.

(anatomy) Relating specifically to the spine, and especially to those structures that connect segments of the spine


tectospinal

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the mesencephalic tectum and the spinal cord


pathomechanics

(pathology, anatomy) The mechanics of misplaced or damaged bones, tendons etc, especially of misaligned vertebrae


anatomopathological

(anatomy, pathology) Relating to both anatomy and pathology


aortomitral

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the aortic and mitral valves of the heart


cerebroplacental

(anatomy) Relating to the fetal cerebral and placental/umbilical arteries.


posteroseptum

(anatomy) The ostium of the coronary sinus


trigeminovascular

(anatomy, physiology) Relating to the trigeminal nerve and blood vessels


striatonigral

(anatomy) Relating to the striatum and substantia nigra


ischial tuberosity

ischial tuberosity (plural ischial tuberosities)

(anatomy) Each of the two lower extremities of the pelvis in humans (and other animals), on which the weight is placed while sitting and which are covered by the gluteus maximus while standing.


angioarchitecture

(anatomy) The structure of blood vessels supporting an organ


Schneiderian membrane

Schneiderian membrane (plural Schneiderian membranes)

Named after the German anatomist Konrad Viktor Schneider.

(anatomy) The mucous membrane that lines the nasal chambers; the pituitary membrane.


haunch bone

haunch bones (plural)
haunch-bone (alternative)


shackle joint

(anatomy) A joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.


costodiaphragmatic

costodiaphragmatic recess

(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.


bibasilar

(anatomy) Relating to the bases of both lungs.


occipital point

occipital point (plural occipital points)

(anatomy) The point of the occiput in the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon.


chevron bone

(anatomy) Any of the V-shaped subvertebral arches which enclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals.


capsular ligament

capsular ligament (plural capsular ligaments)

(anatomy) A ligamentous bag or capsule a synovial joint.


hydatid of Morgagni

hydatid of Morgagni (plural hydatids of Morgagni)

Named after the Italian anatomist Giovanni Battista Morgagni.


phrenocostal

(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and diaphragm.


biliojejunal

(anatomy, surgery) relating to the bile duct and the jejunum


organ of Corti

organs of Corti (plural)
Corti's organ (alternative obsolete)

Named after the Italian anatomist Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti (1822–1876).

(anatomy) Part of the cochlea of the inner ear in mammals, provided with hair cells or auditory sensory cells.

Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti
organ of Corti


pit of the stomach

pit of the stomach (plural pits of the stomach or pits of stomachs)

pits of the stomach (plural)
pits of stomachs (plural)

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pretarsus

(anatomy) The distal segment of the leg in many insects, often including a pair of claws.


zona incerta

(anatomy) A horizontally elongated region of grey matter in the subthalamus, of unknown function.


omohyoideus

Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdeus, ellipsis of mūsculus ōmohȳoīdeus (“omohyoid muscle”). Doublet of omohyoid.


osseous tissue

(anatomy) The major structural and supportive connective tissue of the body which forms the rigid part of the bone organs that make up the skeletal system.


palatomaxillary

(anatomy) Relating to the palate and maxilla.


thoracic cavity

en-noun

thoracic cavity (plural thoracic cavities)

(anatomy) A chamber located within the upper human torso (and other animal bodies) which contains the heart and lungs.


Meckel's ganglion

Meckel's ganglion (plural Meckel's ganglia)

Named after German anatomist Johann Friedrich Meckel (1781–1833).

named-after

pterygopalatine ganglion
pterygopalatine ganglion#English

(neuroanatomy) Synonym of pterygopalatine ganglion.


glymphatic

Blend of glial + lymphatic; from late 2013.

Recent research has shown that sleep allows for the clearing of toxic substances from the brain. It does this through the glymphatic system, which is the brain's equivalent of the lymphatic system.

2015, Alexandra Armitage, Advanced Practice Nursing Guide to the Neurological Exam, Springer Publishing, page 205:

Hence, an increase of BWC^([brain water content]) can only occur though an increased flow of water from the intravascular space into the brain parenchyma by an increase in glymphatic influx or by a reduced glymphatic efflux.

2017, Nikolaus Pleslila, “4: Experimental Techniques to Investigate the Formation of Brain Edema In Vivo”, in Jérôme Badaut, Nikolaus Plesnila, editors, Brain Edema: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Practice, Elsevier (Academic Press), page 72:

The glymphatic system is most active during sleep and is largely disengaged during waking hours.

2017, Amy Berger, The Alzheimer's Antidote, Chelsea Green Publishing, page 216:

central nervous system
central nervous system

(biology, anatomy) Of or relating to the waste clearance pathway for the central nervous system of vertebrates.

glymfaattinen

of or relating to the waste clearance pathway of the central nervous system


puboischiatic

(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and ischium.


pars tuberalis

(anatomy) Part of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which wraps the pituitary stalk in a highly vascularized sheath.


pars nervosa

(anatomy) A region constituting the majority of the posterior pituitary, and serving as the storage site of oxytocin and vasopressin.


Herring body

They were first described by Percy Theodore Herring in 1908.

(anatomy) A neurosecretory structure found in the posterior pituitary, where hormones are temporarily stored. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus.


sella turcica

From Latin sella + turcica, literally "Turkish chair".

(anatomy) A saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone of the skull in humans and other hominids.


uretero-

/jəˈɹiːtəɹoʊ-/

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ (ourētḗr).

urethro-

not to be confused; downstream; bladder outlet


tailgut

tailguts (plural)
tail gut (alternative)
tail-gut (alternative)

(anatomy) The portion of the gut beyond the anus.


hyperflex

en-verb

hyperflex (third-person singular simple present hyperflexes, present participle hyperflexing, simple past and past participle hyperflexed)

hyperflexes (present singular third-person)
hyperflexing (participle present)
hyperflexed (participle past)
hyperflexed (past)

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(anatomy) To flex beyond the normal range of motion.


thyromental

thyromental distance

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


foramen of Monro

en-noun

foramen of Monro (plural foramina of Monro)

Named after the Scottish physician Alexander Monro.

(anatomy) Either of the interventricular foramina, channels that connect the paired lateral ventricles with the third ventricle at the midline of the brain.


quadrate bone

(anatomy) A bone between the base of the lower jaw and the skull in most vertebrates other than mammals. In reptiles and birds it articulates the lower jaw with the skull; in mammals it is represented by the incus.


tympanic bone

(anatomy) A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. In humans it is part of the temporal bone, whereas in other animals it is separate.


broncho-

(anatomy, combining form) relating to bronchi and the airways


bronchio-

(anatomy) (combining form) relating to bronchi


dental formula

dental formula (plural dental formulas or dental formulae)

dental formulas (plural)
dental formulae (plural)

(anatomy, dentistry, zoology) A brief notation used by zoologists to denote the number and type of teeth of a mammal.


orbital index

orbital index (plural orbital indexes or orbital indices)

orbital indexes (plural)
orbital indices (plural)

(anatomy) In the skull, the ratio of the vertical height to the transverse width of the orbit, which is taken as the standard, equal to 100.


parabronchus

(anatomy) Any of very many small air passages ('air capillaries') in the lungs of birds


smell-brain

This system is a fairly old part of the brain and one that humans share with many other vertebrates; in reptiles, it is known as the rhinencephalon, or “smell-brain,” because it reacts primarily to signals of odor.

1992, Sandra Ackerman, Discovering the Brain:

(neuroanatomy) The part of the brain involved with smelling.


pars recta

/ˌpɑːzˈɹɛktə/

Latin: pars (“part”) + rēcta (“straight”) = “straight part”

(anatomy) The straight (descending) portion of the proximal tubule of the kidney, coming after the initial convoluted portion (the pars convoluta).


adytus

These two continuants, voiceless and voiced, respectively, are actually made by lowering the epiglottis over the adytus (opening of the larynx) [...].

1992, chapter 2, in The grammar of the Kabardian language, London: University of Calgary Press, →OCLC, page 11:


septum pellucidum

(anatomy) A thin triangular vertical membrane separating the anterior horns of the left and right lateral ventricles of the brain. It runs as a sheet from the corpus callosum down to the fornix.


blepharonasofacial

(anatomy) Of or relating to the eyelids, nose, and face; applied to Pashayan syndrome.


cerebrofacioarticular

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cerebrum, face, and joints; applied to a particular form of Pashayan syndrome.


processus mamillaris

processus mamillaris (plural processus mamillaris)

Coined by the British surgeon G. M. Humphry; from Latin, because of its resemblance to a small breast.

The processus mamillaris is located on the dorsolateral edge of the upper articular process.

2011, Jiri Nedoma, Jiri Stehlik, Ilan Hlavacek, Josef Danek, Tatjana Dostolova, & Petra Preckova, Mathematical and Computational Methods in Biomechanics of Human Skeletal Systems, Chapter 7.10, page 464

superior articular process
superior articular process

(anatomy) A rounded protuberance found on the posterior edge of the superior articular process of a lumbar vertebra.


chiasmatic

(anatomy) Of or relating to the optic chiasma.


butter tooth

(anatomy, dentistry) Either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw.


saddle joint

(anatomy) A joint allowing movement in every direction except axial rotation.


ovarian ligament

ovarian ligament (plural ovarian ligaments)

(anatomy) A fibrous ligament that connects the ovary to the lateral surface of the uterus.


adipolysis

(anatomy, medicine) The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.


anteromedially

(anatomy) In an anteromedial position or direction.

ântero-medialmente

in an anteromedial position or direction


nail plate

nail plate (countable and uncountable, plural nail plates)

(anatomy) The hard, exposed portion of a fingernail or toenail, made of translucent keratin protein.

kynsilevy

anatomy: exposed portion of fingernail or toenail


maljunction

maljunction (usually uncountable, plural maljunctions)

(anatomy) anomalous union of the pancreatic and biliary ducts outside the duodenal wall.


anterior pituitary

anterior pituitary (plural anterior pituitaries)


anterior pituitary gland

anterior pituitary gland (plural anterior pituitary glands)


oromandibular

(anatomy) Relating to the mouth and mandible.


meibomian gland

meibomian gland (plural meibomian glands)

meibomian glands (plural)
Meibomian gland (alternative)

(ophthalmology, anatomy) A sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.


facioscapulohumeral

(anatomy) Relating to the face, scapula, and upper arms; applied to a form of muscular dystrophy.


facioauriculovertebral

-ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl

(anatomy) Relating to the face, ears, and vertebrae.


broad ligament

(anatomy) The wide fold of peritoneum that connects the sides of the uterus to the walls and floor of the pelvis.


occipitomental

(anatomy) Of or relating to (the distance between) the chin and the occiput.


suboccipitobregmatic

(anatomy) Of or relating to (the distance between) the middle of the large fontanelle to the undersurface of the occipital bone where it joins the neck.


pum-pum

pum-pums (plural)
poom-poom (alternative)
pom-pom (alternative)

Go to a nightclub / To have some fun / Looking at pum-pum / Pum-pum come, pum-pum goes, it's alright

2008, “Pum-Pum”, in Repentance, performed by Lee "Scratch" Perry:

[…] she dismissed these queasy impressions as part of her dream and tried to roll over, when she felt a clammy hand flutter down atop her pum-pum and brush it ecstatically […]

2013, Anthony C. Winkler, Dog War, page 74:

(slang, Caribbean, Jamaica, anatomy) The vulva.


oval window

(anatomy) A membrane-covered opening that leads from the middle ear to the vestibule of the inner ear.


vestibular window

vestibular window (plural vestibular windows)


metroperitoneal

(anatomy) Relating to the uterus and peritoneum.


unguitractor

(anatomy) A muscle that flexes the unguis, or claw.


popliteal fossa

popliteal fossa (plural popliteal fossae or popliteal fossæ)

popliteal fossae (plural)
popliteal fossæ (plural)

(anatomy) A poplit. (shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint)


craniomedial

(anatomy) Relating to the middle part of the cranium


endbulb

endbulbs (plural)
end bulb (alternative)

(anatomy) One of the bulb-like bodies in which some sensory nerve fibers end in certain parts of the skin and mucous membranes.


nasolabial

(anatomy) Relating to the nose and lips.


ulnocarpal

(anatomy) Relating to the ulna and carpus.


ulnoradial

(anatomy) Relating to the ulna and radius.


round ligament

It is observed by Professor Scarpa, that "the round ligament of the uterus, in passing through the abdominal muscles, follows precisely the same track as the spermatic cord."

1822, Samuel Cooper, A Dictionary of Practical Surgery, →OCLC, page 630:

(anatomy) Either of two ligaments running from the uterus through the inguinal canal to the labia majora; ligamentum teres uteri.

Ligamentum Teres Hepatis. — The round ligament of the liver is a stout fibrous band which passes from the umbilicus, backwards and upwards, within the free margin of the falciform ligament...

1902, Aurthur Robinson, editor, Cunningham's Textbook of Anatomy, 5th edition, published 1918, page 1196:

(anatomy) A string of tissue dividing the liver into medial and lateral sections; ligamentum teres hepatis.

...that the violence of the fall had produced an extensive contusion of the round ligament and joint...

1827, “Operation for anchylosis of the hip-joint”, in The Lancet London, volume 12, page 683:

(anatomy) Any of various rounded ligaments in the body; ligamentum teres.


dacryon

(anatomy) The point of junction of the maxillary bone, lacrimal bone, and frontal bone.


digastricus

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin digastricus, ellipsis of mūsculus digastricus (“digastric muscle”). Doublet of digastric.

ellipsis

digastric muscle
digastric muscle#English


club cell

Named for their shape. See usage notes at Clara cell.

(anatomy, cytology) A dome-shaped cell with short microvilli, found in the bronchioles of the lungs, and capable of secreting glycosaminoglycans, in order to protect the bronchiole lining.


uncovertebral

(anatomy) Relating to the uncus and vertebrae; applied to Luschka's joints.


uterosacral

(anatomy) Relating to the uterus and sacrum.


uterosacral ligament

en-noun

uterosacral ligament (plural uterosacral ligaments)

(anatomy) Any of the major ligaments travelling from the uterus to the anterior aspect of the sacrum.


cervicothoracic

(anatomy) Relating to the cervix and thorax.


canal of Hering

canal of Hering (plural canals of Hering)

(anatomy) Any of the intrahepatic bile ductules, part of the outflow system of exocrine bile product from the liver.


chondroglossus

(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.


coracobrachialis

(anatomy) The smallest of the three muscles that attach to the coracoid process of the scapula.


coracoclavicular

(anatomy) Relating to the clavicle and the coracoid process of the scapula; applied to a ligament that connects them.

coracoclavicular

relating to the clavicle and the coracoid process


costoclavicular

(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and clavicle; applied to a ligament that connects the cartilage of the first rib with the costal tuberosity on the undersurface of the clavicle.


subclavius

Borrowed from New Latin subclavius, from sub- (“under”) + clavicula (“collar bone, clavicle”) + -ius (suffix to form an adjective).

affix

(anatomy) A muscle which (in humans) originates from the first costal cartilage and inserts on to the undersurface of the clavicle, acting to elevate the first rib or fix the clavicle.


costochondral

(anatomy) Relating to ribs and cartilage.


costocervical

(anatomy, relational) Relating to the ribs and the neck.


cricoarytenoid

/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊˌæɹ.əˈtiˌnɔɪd/

/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊ.əˈɹɪt.n̩ˌɔɪd/

From crico- + arytenoid, or borrowed from New Latin cricoarytaenoīdēs.

cricoarytaenoid (alternative UK)
crico-arytænoid (alternative obsolete)
cricoarytenoideus (alternative)

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages.

cricoarytenoid muscle
cricoarytenoid muscle

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cricoarytenoid muscle.


cricoarytenoid

cricoarytenoids (plural)
cricoarytaenoid (alternative UK)
crico-arytænoid (alternative obsolete)
cricoarytenoideus (alternative)

/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊˌæɹ.əˈtiˌnɔɪd/

/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊ.əˈɹɪt.n̩ˌɔɪd/

cricoarytenoid muscle
cricoarytenoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of cricoarytenoid muscle.


cuneocuboid

(anatomy) Relating to the joint between the cuboid and lateral cuneiform.

cuneocuboideo

relating to the cuboid and lateral cuneiform


cuneocerebellar

accessory cuneate nucleus
accessory cuneate nucleus

(anatomy) Relating to the accessory cuneate nucleus and the cerebellum.


semicircular canal

en-noun

semicircular canal (plural semicircular canals)

(anatomy) Any of three semicircular interconnected tubes located inside each ear: the horizontal (or lateral) semicircular canal, the superior (or anterior) semicircular canal, and the posterior semicircular canal. They form part of the bony labyrinth.


cricothyroideus

Borrowed from New Latin cricothyroīdeus, clipping of musculus cricothyroīdeus (“cricothyroid muscle”).

clipping

cricothyroid muscle
cricothyroid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of cricothyroid muscle.


dorsal hood

(anatomy) The connective attachment by which the extensor tendons insert into the phalanges.


scapulohumeral

(anatomy) Of or relating to the scapulohumerus


semitendinous

(anatomy) Relating to the semitendinosus muscle; tendinous for half its length.


sphenomandibular

(anatomy) Relating to a ligament connecting the sphenoid bone and mandibular foramen that limits distension of the mandible in an inferior direction.

sfenomandibolare

relating to a ligament connecting the sphenoid bone and mandibular foramen


sphenofrontal

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


sternoclavicular

(anatomy) Relating to the sternum and clavicle.


sternocleidomastoideus

Borrowed from New Latin sternocleidomastoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternocleidomastoīdeus (“sternocleidomastoid muscle”).

sternocleidomastoid muscle
sternocleidomastoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of sternocleidomastoid muscle.


sternohyoideus

Borrowed from New Latin sternohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternohȳoīdeus (“sternohyoid muscle”). Doublet of sternohyoid.

sternohyoid muscle
sternohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of sternohyoid muscle.


stomatognathic

(anatomy) Relating to the mouth and jaw.


stylopharyngeus

Borrowed from New Latin stylopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus stylopharyngeus (“stylopharyngeal muscle”). Doublet of stylopharyngeal.

(anatomy) A slender muscle in the head that arises from the base of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the side of the pharynx, and acts with the contralateral muscle in swallowing to increase the transverse diameter of the pharynx by drawing its sides upward and laterally.


styloglossus

Borrowed from New Latin styloglōssus, clipping of mūsculus styloglōssus (“styloglossal muscle”).

(anatomy) A small muscle that arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts along the side and underpart of the tongue, and functions to draw up the sides of the tongue to create a trough for swallowing.


stylomandibular

(anatomy) Relating to the styloid process and the mandible; applied to a ligament that extends from near the apex of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the angle and posterior border of the angle of the mandible.


stylohyoideus

Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus stylohȳoīdeus (“stylohyoid muscle”). Doublet of stylohyoid.

stylohyoid muscle
stylohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of stylohyoid muscle.


andropodium

From andro- + -podium (“part resembling a foot”).

affix

(anatomy) A modified anal fin of certain types of livebearing fish that can be used for reproduction


nasojugal

(anatomy) Relating to the nose and jugal bone.


cluneal

(anatomy) of or relating to a group of cutaneous nerves of the buttocks


geniohyoideus

Borrowed from New Latin genīohyoīdeus, clipping of musculus genīohyoīdeus (“geniohyoid muscle”).

clipping

geniohyoid muscle
geniohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of geniohyoid muscle.


thalamolenticular

(anatomy) Relating to the thalamus and the lenticular nucleus.


aryepiglottic

/ˌæɹ.iˌɛp.əˈɡlɑt.ɪk/

(anatomy) Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization.


otomandibular

(anatomy) Relating to the ear and mandible.


phren

From Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “mind; stomach, midriff”).


carpotarsal

(anatomy) Relating to the carpals and tarsus.


craniocarpotarsal

(anatomy) Relating to the cranium, carpals, and tarsus.


metakinesis

(anatomy) Cranial kinesis involving jointing between the dermatocranium and occipital segment.


ischiosacral

(anatomy) Relating to the ischium and sacrum.


supraintestinal

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


ventriculoatrial

atrioventricular[Appendix:Glossary#broad|broadly]] synonymous; precisely differentiated regarding conduction pathways>

(anatomy) Relating to the ventricles and atrium.


enterovesical

enterovesical fistulas

Fistulas and sinus tracts are hallmarks of Crohn’s disease, affecting approximately 20–40% of patients [7]. The morphology and anatomic sites of fistulas are protean: enteroenteric, enterocolic, colocolic, enterovesical, enterovaginal, enterocutaneous, anorectal, duodenopancreatic, gastrocolic, colobronchial, and enterospinal [48–54].

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, medicine) Synonym of intestinovesical.


pectinate line

(anatomy) The line that divides the upper two thirds of the anal canal from the lower third. Developmentally, it represents the hindgut-proctodeum junction.


prenaris

(anatomy, rare, chiefly in the plural) One of the anterior nares; a nostril.


ozopore

Ancient Greek ὄζω (ózō, “I smell”) + Latin pore

(anatomy) The opening of a defensive gland present in some arthropods, which secretes a foul-smelling substance to discourage predators.


atlantad

[…] when the scapula is moved directly atlantad, the atlantal forces acting on the base and acromion are the motors, the dorsa-mesial and ster-mesi-lateral the directors, and the sacral forces the moderators […]

1808, John Barclay, The Muscular Motions of the Human Body:


frontonasal

frontonasal duct, frontonasal prominence

(anatomy) relating to the frontal bone and the nose


perforatus

(anatomy) The short flexor of the toes, or the superficial flexor of the fingers.


epitenon

From epi- + Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon”).

It expands on the surface of the tendon, forming a delicate, almost microscopic layer, the epitenon. Paratenon, epitenon, and mesotenon constitute the esotenon as opposed to the endotenon, the connected-tissue strands within the tendon.

1916, Clinics of John B. Murphy at Mercy Hospital, Chicago, volume 5, number 2:

(anatomy) A bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons.


nucleus pulposus

(anatomy) The gel-like centre of an intervertebral disc.


caudate nucleus

(neuroanatomy) a nucleus within each hemisphere of the brain, sitting astride the thalamus and located near the center of the brain.


suprapubicly

supra-pubicly (alternative)
suprapubically (alternative)
supra-pubically (alternative)


horizontal plane

en-noun

horizontal plane (plural horizontal planes)

(anatomy) Any plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts, roughly perpendicular to spine; transverse plane.


transaxial plane

transaxial plane (plural transaxial planes)


axiniform

en-adj

axiniform (comparative more axiniform, superlative most axiniform)

more axiniform (comparative)
most axiniform (superlative)

(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.


cerebromedullary

(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.


craniodiaphyseal

(anatomy) Relating to the cranium and diaphysis; applied to a form of dysplasia that is also known as lionitis.


parietosquamosal

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the parietal bone and the squamous part of the temporal bone


laterotemporal

(anatomy) Relating to the lateral part of the temporal region of the skull


zygopodium

(anatomy) The radioulnar or tibiofibular portion of an embryonic limb


hiatic

When both tests are negative the diagnosis of heart problems will be rejected and the patient will be advised to consult a specialist in internal medicine, because sliding hiatic hernia has become a more probable diagnosis.

2012 March 23, Léna Soler, Emiliano Trizio, Thomas Nickles, William Wimsatt, Characterizing the Robustness of Science: After the Practice Turn in Philosophy of Science, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 136:

The obese population also faces a higher risk of other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., pancreatitis, gallbladder stones, hiatic hernia, gastroesophageal reflux, etc.) as well as dermatological diseases, sleep apnea,[…]

2021 August 1, Dana Müllerová, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press, →ISBN, page 112:

(anatomy) Hiatal, relating to a hiatus (opening in an organ).


choroidoscleral

(anatomy) Relating to, or joining the choroid and the sclera


distalometatarsal

(anatomy) Relating to the distal side of the metatarsus


distodorsal

(anatomy, botany) Both distal and dorsal


distolateral

(anatomy, botany) Both distal and lateral


entocuneiform

(anatomy) The outermost of the cuneiform bones


inguinoscrotal

(anatomy) Relating to the groin and scrotum.


inguinocrural

(anatomy) Relating to the groin and leg.


inguinoperitoneal

(anatomy) Relating to the groin and peritoneum.


metapodiophalangeal

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting a metapodial bone and a phalange


naviculodistal

(anatomy) Relating to the distal part of a navicular bone


parapapillary

(anatomy) Relating to a papilla and surrounding region


prelaminar

(anatomy, of the intraocular part of the optic nerve) immediately anterior to the lamina cribrosa of the sclera


genioglossal

(anatomy) Relating to the chin and tongue.


spinopelvic

(anatomy) Relating to the spine and the pelvis


spatia zonularia

(anatomy) lymph-filled spaces between the fibers of the ciliary zonule at the equator of the lens of the eye


glossolabiolaryngeal

(anatomy) Relating to the tongue, lips, and larynx.


aorticopulmonary

(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and the pulmonary artery; specifically, connecting the two, as for example in a congenital heart defect whereby the septum that normally separates the two has a hole (fistula) in it.

aorticopulmonar

relating to, or connecting the aorta and the pulmonary artery


cranioquadrate

(anatomy) Relating to the cranium and the quadrate ramus (of the pterygoid)


paraoccipital

paraoccipital process
paraoccipital process


subarticular

After adequate decompression of the contralateral central and subarticular zones, a surprisingly good view of the traversing nerve root can be achieved.

2007, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, page 112:

(anatomy, surgery) Beneath an articulation or joint.


tracheoesophageal

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the esophagus and the trachea


ziphodont

From a scientific name Crocodilus ziphodon coined by Othniel Charles Marsh (1871). Apparently from an alteration of xipho- + -odont.

(anatomy, of teeth) Laterally compressed, sharp, and with serrated edges


frontocortical

(anatomy) Relating to the front of the cortex


rotatores

(anatomy) A group of muscles that lie beneath the multifidus. Somewhat quadrilateral in form, they are present in all spinal regions but most prominent in the thoracic region; they are eleven in number on either side.


fossa of Rosenmüller

Named after the German anatomist Johann Christian Rosenmüller.

(anatomy) The pharyngeal recess behind the ostium of the Eustachian tube.


node of Rouvière

en-noun

node of Rouvière (plural nodes of Rouvière)

Named after French anatomist Henri Rouvière.

fossa of Rosenmüller
fossa of Rosenmüller

(anatomy) The retropharyngeal lymph node found at the base of the fossa of Rosenmüller.


ischioanal

(anatomy) Of or relating to the ischium and anus.


thoracoacromial

(anatomy) Relating to the thorax and acromion.


thyrohyoideus

Borrowed from New Latin thyreohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus thyreohȳoīdeus (“thyrohyoid muscle”). Doublet of thyrohyoid.

clipping

thyrohyoid muscle
thyrohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of thyrohyoid muscle.


hinge joint

(anatomy) A type of joint where motion is restricted to one plane as in the knee or elbow.


muscle of mastication

en-noun

muscle of mastication (plural muscles of mastication)

(anatomy) Any of the four muscles that are the primary participants in mastication: the masseter, the temporalis, the medial pterygoid, and the lateral pterygoid.

咀嚼肌

any of the four muscles that are the primary participants in mastication


nucleo-capsular

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the basal ganglia nuclei and the internal capsule.


parotidoauricularis

(anatomy) A muscle located between the parotid gland and the auricle.


zygomaticoauricular

(anatomy) Relating to the zygomatic bone and auricle.


parabrachial

From para- + brachial, referring to the brachia conjunctiva, or superior cerebellar peduncle.

Kölliker-Fuse nucleus
Kölliker-Fuse nucleus

(anatomy) Of or relating to a horseshoe-shaped strip of grey matter in the brain, comprising the Kölliker-Fuse nucleus, the lateral parabrachial nucleus, and the medial parabrachial nucleus.


cysto-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύστη (kústē).

(anatomy) Of or relating to any cyst, sac, or bladder.

(anatomy) Of or relating to the urinary bladder.


stratum granulosum

stratum granulosum (plural strata granulosa)

(anatomy) A thin layer of cells in the epidermis.


granule cell

(neuroanatomy) Any of several unrelated types of small neurons in various parts of the brain which have very small cell bodies.

顆粒細胞

any of several unrelated types of small neurons


trapezium bone

(anatomy) A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb.

trapézcsont

a bone of the carpus at the base of the thumb


intergonial

(anatomy) Between the gonia in the mandible.


intermammillary

(anatomy) Between the breasts or nipples


linguofacial

(anatomy) Relating to the tongue and face.


linguogingival

(anatomy) Relating to the tongue and gums.


interfemoral

the interfemoral membrane of a bat


interpectoral

(anatomy) Between the pectoralis muscles.


lienorenal

(anatomy) Relating to the spleen and kidneys; splenorenal.


crypt of Lieberkühn

crypt of Lieberkühn (plural crypts of Lieberkühn)

Named after German physician Johann Nathanael Lieberkühn (1711–1756).


Virchow's line

(anatomy) A line from the root of the nose to the lambda.


love hole

(anatomy, slang, vulgar, gay culture) anus


Virchow's angle

(anatomy) The angle between the nasobasilar line and the nasosubnasal line.


Virchow's node

(anatomy) A lymph node in the left supraclavicular fossa that may indicate cancer in the abdomen if it is hard and enlarged.


anticardium

(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.


aortocoronary

(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and the coronary arteries

αορτοστεφανιαίος

relating to the aorta and the coronary arteries


oculozygomatic

(anatomy) Relating to the eye and the zygoma or zygomatic bone.


palmaris longus

About 14 per cent of us lack a muscle called the palmaris longus, which helps to keep the palm tensed.

2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 197:

palmaris longus muscle
palmaris longus muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of palmaris longus muscle (“a muscle in the mammalian forearm which inserts into the palmar aponeurosis”). In humans it is vestigial, and is absent in some people in one or both arms.

palmaris longus muscle

palmaris longus tendon
palmaris longus tendon#English

flexor carpi radialis
flexor carpi radialis

flexor carpi ulnaris
flexor carpi ulnaris

(anatomy) Ellipsis of palmaris longus tendon (“a tendon in the mammalian forearm, between the flexor carpi radialis and the flexor carpi ulnaris tendons”). In humans, it is vestigial and absent in about 1/8th of people in one or both arms; frequently repurposed for reconstructive surgery.


flexor carpi radialis

(anatomy) A muscle in the anterior compartment of the human forearm which flexes the radiocarpal joint.


flexor carpi ulnaris

(anatomy) A muscle in the anterior compartment of the human forearm.


pronator quadratus

(anatomy) A muscle in the distal ends of ulna and radius which serves to pronate the forearm and stabilise the distal radioulnar joint.


extensor carpi radialis brevis

Latin. Cognate with French muscle court extenseur radial du carpe.

cognate

(anatomy) A muscle in the human forearm that acts to extend and abduct the radiocarpal joint.


anatomical snuffbox

en-noun

anatomical snuffbox (plural anatomical snuffboxes)

From the practice of using the surface to place and sniff snuff.

extensor pollicis longus
extensor pollicis longus

extensor pollicis brevis
extensor pollicis brevis

(anatomy) A triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand, bounded by extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.


'tweenbrain

'tweenbrains (plural)
betweenbrain (alternative)
tweenbrain (alternative)

Deep within the brain is a biologically ancient section called the diencephalon or tweenbrain.

The brainstem constituents include the medulla oblongata, pons varolii, midbrain, and tweenbrain.

2007, Robb S. Rehberg, Sports Emergency Care: A Team Approach:

(neuroanatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.


forespur

The tibial comb or forespur, on the front pair of legs, has about 65 teeth, stiff and elastic, and is deftly fitted into the tarsus opposite, which has about 45 coarser teeth.

1914, Joshua Hughes Paul, Out of doors in the west:

The main joint at his forespur kept slipping each time he tried to unfold it. Nilrasha stifled a sob. "I'm sorry, Ru. But it doesn't matter. Your wings are uncased." She began to lick his wounds. By hooking the wing tip in a crack on the balcony and ...

2007, E. E. Knight, Dragon Outcast - Page 246:

Finally, species living on (d) hard soils have long spur—like apical extensions of the protibiae and well—developed forespurs, which often exhibit a lot of wear.

2010, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel, John F. Lawrence, Volume 2: Morphology and Systematics:

(anatomy, zoology) A spur positioned at the fore, or facing forward.


lacrimal canaliculus

lacrimal canaliculus (plural lacrimal canaliculi)


nasolacrimal sac

nasolacrimal sac (plural nasolacrimal sacs)

(anatomy, ophthalmology) Synonym of lacrimal sac.


lacrimal punctum

lacrimal punctum (plural lacrimal puncta)

(anatomy) A minute orifice in the margin of each eyelid, through which the lacrimal ducts convey the lacrimal fluid from the eye to the lacrimal sac.


lacrimal caruncle

lacrimal caruncle (plural lacrimal caruncles)

(anatomy) A small globular nodule at the inner corner of the eye that covers sebaceous and sudoriferous glands.


brachial plexus

brachial plexus (plural brachial plexuses)

With the knuckles of my right hand I struck him in his brachial plexus.

2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 142:

(anatomy) A network of nerves formed by the anterior rami of the cervical nerves C5–C8 and first thoracic nerve (T1).


apposable

(anatomy) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.


Tenon's capsule

Tenon's capsule (plural Tenon's capsules)

Named after Jacques-René Tenon (1724–1816), a French surgeon and pathologist.


fascia bulbi

(anatomy) A thin membrane that envelops the eyeball from the optic nerve to the limbus, separating it from the orbital fat and forming a socket in which it moves.


parafoveally

Readers do not fixate on short function words, but instead see them parafoveally.


Bötzinger complex

Named in 1978 by Professor Jack Feldman of UCLA, after a variety of white wine served at a scientific meeting in Hirschhorn, Germany.

(anatomy) A group of neurons located in the rostral ventrolateral medulla and ventral respiratory column in mammals. It plays an important role in controlling breathing and responding to hypoxia.


coelenteric

(anatomy) Of or relating to the coelenteron.


Phrygian cap

/ˌfrɪd͡ʒɪən ˈkæp/

Eugène Delacroix
Liberty Leading the People

From Phrygian (“of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture”) + cap. Sense 2 (“congenital abnormality of the gall bladder”) is a calque of German phrygische Mütze, coined by J. Bartel in 1916 and popularized by Edward A. Boyden.

compound

The phrygian cap or folded-fundus gallbladder is a relatively frequent variation in the shape of the gallbladder, which appears as a persistent notch on radiographic contrast study. […] The phrygian cap does not appear to be the result or the cause of disease, and is considered to be of no clinical importance except that it may stimulate a stone or other abnormality.

2003, Ernest E. Lack, “Normal Anatomy of the Gallbladder and Cystic Duct along with Developmental and Other Abnormalities”, in Pathology of the Pancreas, Gallbladder, Extrahepatic Biliary Tract, and Ampullary Region, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, part II (Gallbladder), page 407, column 1:

(by extension, anatomy) A congenital abnormality of the gall bladder with no pathological significance, caused by a folding at the distal part of the fundus.

قلنسوة فريجية

congenital abnormality of the gall bladder caused by a folding at the distal part of the fundus

synnynnäinen sappirakon pohjukan ja rungon välinen poimu

pęcherzyk w kształcie czapki frygijskiej


Underwood's septa

First described in 1910 by Arthur S. Underwood, an anatomist at King's College in London.

(anatomy) fin-shaped projections of bone sometimes found in the maxillary sinus


juxta-articular

(anatomy) Alternative form of juxtaarticular.


jugum petrosum

(anatomy) An arched elevation on the anterior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone over the superior semicircular canal.


jugum sphenoidale

(anatomy) The structure connecting the two wings of the sphenoid bone.


iliocostal

(anatomy) Relating to the ilium and ribs.


conus medullaris

(anatomy) The tapered lower end of the spinal cord.


ulnad

Excise the ulnar anlage and perform a corrective radial osteotomy for ulnad deviation of the wrist

Orangutan fingers possess a “double-locking” mechanism (Napier, '60), and a slight ulnad shift in the axis of the hand which results in lengthened phalanges

2006, Cross-sectional geometry of the hand and foot bones of Hominoidea and its relationships with locomotor behavior:

[Profundus muscle] Draws the carpus thenad and ulnad, and draws the proximal phalanges of the fingers thenad.

1832, The Edinburgh Encyclopædia, Volume 1:


arteriocapillary

(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and the capillaries.

arteriocapilar

relating to the arteries and the capillaries


blastochyle

(anatomy) The clear or shiny colorless fluid in the blastodermic vesicles.


rhinomaxillary

(anatomy) Relating to the nose and the jaw (especially to the bones of the nose and the jawbone)


notarium

/nəʊˈtɛəɹi.əm/

From Ancient Greek νῶτον (nôton, “back”).

(anatomy) A fused vertebra in the shoulder of some species of birds and pterosaurs.


cruropatagium

(anatomy) The portion of patagium found between the hind limbs but not connecting to the tail.


infracostal

(anatomy) Below (inferior to) a rib or the ribs.


iniad

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

1855, The transactions of the Linnean Society of London:


intercerebral

(anatomy) Between the two cerebral hemispheres.


intercristal

(anatomy) Between two crests, as for example between the crests of the ilia, designating one of the pelvic measurements.


interhemicerebral

(anatomy) Between the cerebral hemispheres.


hemicerebral

(anatomy) Relating to a cerebral hemisphere.


scar tissue

en-noun

scar tissue (usually uncountable, plural scar tissues)

(anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals containing a higher than normal amount of the protein collagen formed in a place where an injury has healed.

疤痕組織 /疤痕组织

type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed


phrenicocolic

(anatomy) Relating to the diaphragm and colon.


amphiplatyan

(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends


coracoideal

(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process


interscapulum

Generally speaking, patients complain about stiffness, tension, or pain in the region from the nucha to the trapezius muscle, and sometimes also involving the interscapulum.

2003, K. Nakamura, Cervical Laminoplasty, page 169:

(anatomy) The space between the shoulders.


ossiform

en-adj

ossiform (comparative more ossiform, superlative most ossiform)

more ossiform (comparative)
most ossiform (superlative)


ostial

(anatomy) Relating to any orifice, or ostium.


uvulo-

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the uvula.


anterodistal

(anatomy) Situated at the front and away from the body

ântero-distal

situated at the front and away from the body


entepicondylar

From ent- + epicondylar (or possibly via German).

(anatomy) Out of an epicondyle; related to an entepicondyle


laterodistal

(anatomy) At the side and away from the body


posterodistal

(anatomy) away from, and behind (the main part)


ITB

(anatomy) Initialism of iliotibial band.


protonephridium

(anatomy) A type of nephridium composed of a network of flame cells or solenocytes.


solenocyte

(anatomy) A flagellated excretory cell, part of the protonephridium of certain larval animals.


fonticulus

From Latin fonticulus, diminutive of fons.

(anatomy) The depression just over the top of the breastbone.


koniocortex

(anatomy) Any of several granular regions of the cerebral cortex associated with visual, somatic and auditory senses.


pseudodiverticulum

(anatomy) A pouch that extends along the wall of the intestine from a tumour of smooth muscle


mamillar

The basitemporal platform is flat in posterior view because the mamillar tuberosities are very weakly developed.

2002, T. H. Worthy, The Lost World of the Moa: Prehistoric Life of New Zealand, page 128:


orolingual

(anatomy) Relating to the mouth and tongue.


endotenon

From endo- + Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon”).

In the later cases, the transplanted tendon showed a slight hypertrophy of the endotenon and of the blood-vessels (Fig. 2) and was slightly softer than the normal; otherwise no changes were noted.

1916, Leo Mayer, “The physiological method of tendon transplantation”, in Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics, volume 22, page 475:

(anatomy) The fine connective tissue between the strands of a tendon.


subintima

en-noun

subintima (plural subintimas or subintimae)


subintimal

(anatomy) Beneath an intima; relating to a subintima


vesicourethral

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the urinary bladder and the urethra.


collateral circulation

collateral circulation (countable and uncountable, plural collateral circulations)

/kəˈlætəɹəl ˈsɝkjʊˌleɪʃən/

(anatomy) The circulation of blood through a network of vessels that is developed through enlargement of secondary vessels and use of existing anastomoses between adjacent vessels when a major vein or artery is functionally impaired, as by obstruction.

Kollateralkreislauf

circulation of blood through enlarged secondary vessels


cervicodorsal

[ 15 ] in 1960 was used in adults for cervicodorsal disorders.

2015 July 2, Hao Zeng et al., “Comparison of three surgical approaches for cervicothoracic spinal tuberculosis: a retrospective case–control study”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, volume 10, →DOI:

(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the back


extraosseous

This histological subtype occurs in both osseous and extraosseous tissues and has a tendency for late local and disseminated recurrence.

2015 June 3, Michael W. Bishop et al., “Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma in Children and Young Adults: A Single Institution Retrospective Review”, in Sarcoma, volume 2015, →DOI:


malunion

malunion (countable and uncountable, plural malunions)

Near-synonym: misunion (sometimes synonymous)

Thus, relevant mid-term complications, such as humeral head necrosis, malunion and nonunion may not have been detected.

2015 July 4, Benjamin Bockmann et al., “Mid-term results of a less-invasive locking plate fixation method for proximal humeral fractures: a prospective observational study”, in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, volume 16, →DOI:

(anatomy) Bad or incorrect union (of parts of the body).


hemifacial

Distraction osteogenesis of the mandible is widely used for improving the morphology of the facial skeleton in patients with hemifacial microsomia.

2015 June 3, Tsuyoshi Shimo et al., “Installing an original sleeve for rod unaccessible pain from a distraction device in a hemifacial microsomia patient”, in International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, volume 12, →DOI:

(anatomy) Relating to, or affecting, one half of the face.


submucosally

Clinically, 13.8% of NPCs spread submucosally, and endoscopic detection misses as high as 51.4% of NPC patients with submucosal growth pattern.

2015 July 8, “Nasopharyngeal Epstein-Barr Virus Load: An Efficient Supplementary Method for Population-Based Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Screening”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:


crevicular

By contrast, stimulation may increase the flow of gingival crevicular fluid and this may result in false increases in the concentration of antioxidants in saliva.

2015 January 9, Haziel Diana Jenifer et al., “The influence of cigarette smoking on blood and salivary super oxide dismutase enzyme levels among smokers and nonsmokers—A cross sectional study”, in Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, volume 5, →DOI:

(anatomy) Of or related to a crevice, such as the gingival crevice.


paralumbar

The transducer is placed at the paralumbar fossa and then moved ventrally to the midline.

2015 July 3, Ueli Braun, Karl Nuss, “Uroperitoneum in cattle: Ultrasonographic findings, diagnosis and treatment”, in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, volume 57, →DOI:

(anatomy) Located next to the lumbar region


paramesocolic

Internal herniation of contents within a peritoneal sac of the right paramesocolic hernia formed abdominal cocoon which simulated volvulus neonatorum.

2013 July 4, Ramnik V Patel et al., “Neonatal obstructed Treitz’s hernia with abdominal cocoon simulating volvulus neonatorum”, in BMJ Case Reports, volume 2013, →DOI:


parapatellar

A medial parapatellar approach without tourniquet was used in all patients.

2015 June 26, Michael Dan et al., “Blood loss in primary total knee arthroplasty—body temperature is not a significant risk factor—a prospective, consecutive, observational cohort study”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, volume 10, →DOI:


zygopophysis

However, without the intervertebral disc, the shear stress between L5 and S1 can cause accelerated degradation of the zygopophysis, leading to back pain.

2015 May 10, Jian-Hua Li et al., “Surgical treatment of lumbosacral tuberculosis by one-stage debridement and anterior instrumentation with allograft through an extraperitoneal anterior approach”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, volume 10, →DOI:

(anatomy) One of the articular processes of the neural arch of a vertebra


apicobasal

They provide the apicobasal polarity of tubular cells and regulate the paracellular flux of molecules between urine and interstitium.

2015 July 6, “Shear Stress-Induced Alteration of Epithelial Organization in Human Renal Tubular Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(anatomy) Relating to an apex and a base


intrabody

(medicine, anatomy) That exists, operates or occurs within the vertebral body.


cervicomediastinal

It is a rare acral hyperkeratosis, most commonly associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract or the cervicomediastinal area.

2015 July 8, Aline Hempen et al., “Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica in serous ovarian carcinoma: case report”, in BMC Cancer, volume 15, →DOI:

(anatomy) Relating to the cervix and mediastinum.


zygomaticoalveolar

The osteotomy starts at the piriform aperture cranial to the anterior nasal spine and passes through the facial maxillary sinus wall, the zygomaticoalveolar crest, and the maxillary tuberosity to the dorsal surface of the maxillary sinus, separates the caudal tip of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone, bends forward to the nasal cavity, runs through the lateral nasal wall in its basal portion, and from there returns to the piriform aperture.

2015 July 9, Andreas F. Hellak et al., “Influence of maxillary advancement surgery on skeletal and soft-tissue changes in the nose — a retrospective cone-beam computed tomography study”, in Head & Face Medicine, volume 11, →DOI:

(anatomy) Relating to the zygomatic bone and the alveolar ridge.


skeletogenic

Cranial skeletogenic mesenchyme is derived from two distinct embryonic sources, cephalic paraxial mesoderm and cranial neural crest.

2015 July 2, Mara Marongiu et al., “FOXL2 modulates cartilage, skeletal development and IGF1-dependent growth in mice”, in BMC Developmental Biology, volume 15, →DOI:


cervicofacial

Practically, any organ system of the human body can be affected; pulmonary form comprises 15% of all actinomycosis cases and it is primarily caused by aspiration of oropharyngeal or upper gastrointestinal materials, albeit it can sometimes occur after local spread of cervicofacial infection or hematogenous spread.

2015 June 4, Stamatis Katsenos et al., “Primary Bronchopulmonary Actinomycosis Masquerading as Lung Cancer: Apropos of Two Cases and Literature Review”, in Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, volume 2015, →DOI:

(anatomy) Relating to the neck and face.