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(anatomy) A term sometimes used for diarthrosis, and also for synarthrosis. Also called dearticulation.
adj
Along (or alongside) a nervure (vein)
n
(anatomy, histology) The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.
n
(anatomy) Synonym of Affenspalte
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater and the pia mater
adj
(medicine) Related to the specific articulation function of a joint.
n
(anatomy) Any of a group of nerves, in the penis and clitoris, that facilitate erection.
adj
Surrounding the tonsil.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer.
n
(anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage.
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding, or on the edge of the macula
adj
Relating to the hemithorax
adj
(anatomy) Within or beneath a membrane.
adj
(anatomy) Within the cartilage.
adv
(anatomy) Within a disc.
adj
(anatomy) Within a fascia
adj
(anatomy) located inside the scrotum
adj
Alternative form of intraspinal [Within the spinal column (especially within the spinal canal)]
adj
(anatomy) Within the synovial sac of a joint, or the synovial sheath of a tendon
adj
(anatomy) Relating to an (anatomical) isthmus
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Relating to the lingam.
n
(anatomy) mucous membrane
adj
Considered from the point-of-view of muscle tissue, typically that of the jaw
n
(anatomy) A juxtaoral organ composed of nests of benign squamoid epithelium closely associated with multiple nerve bundles.
n
(anatomy) All the connective tissue of the pelvic floor
n
A fatty areolar tissue that fills the interstitia within the fascia where a tendon is located.
adj
(embryology) Lateral to the neural tube.
adj
(anatomy) Around an acinus
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding an ampulla
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(anatomy) Surrounding an amygdala
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(anatomy) Surrounding the endosteum
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Surrounding the genitals
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the sinusoids of the liver
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(anatomy) The layer of connective tissue surrounding the capillaries and smaller blood vessels
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding a trigone
n
(anatomy) A gland in male mammals surrounding the urethra just below the urinary bladder that controls the release of urine from the bladder and produces a secretion that is the fluid part of semen.
n
A membrane which lines an internal cavity to protect the contents and which secretes serum.
n
(anatomy) Involuntary muscle which is found within the intestines, throat, uterus, and blood vessel walls.
adj
(anatomy) Partially cartilaginous.
n
(anatomy) A type of fibrous joint bound together by Sharpey's fibres which only occurs in the skull.
n
(anatomy) The process of two originally separate bones growing together as the subject matures, as with the pubic bones or lower jawbones in humans.
n
(anatomy) A type of joint in which two bones are connected rigidly by fibrous tissue
adj
(anatomy) Lined with synovial membrane.
n
(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.
adj
Alternative form of tendinous [(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tendon or sinew.]
adv
Through the unbroken skin
adj
(anatomy) Between papillae
n
(anatomy, invertebrates) A major structure of the invertebrate central nervous system; the functional equivalent of the vertebrate spinal cord.
adj
Of or pertaining to one or more viscera and the skin, and (usually, specifically) to a passage connecting a visceral cavity with the body's surface, as in a viscerocutaneous fistula.
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