n
Synonym of sternal angle
n
(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.
n
(anatomy) The condition of an anticlinal vertebra.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the cuboid bone.
n
(anatomy) A bundle of nerve roots at the base of the spinal column
n
(anatomy) The five vertebrae below the skull that protect the spinal cord.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the apex of the neck of a structure
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the arm.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the back
adj
Relating to the neck and the shoulder.
adj
Alternative form of cervicothoracic [(anatomy) Relating to the cervix and thorax.]
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral portions of the spine.
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Relating to the coccyx
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Any of the four vertebrae that are found in the human coccyx.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coccyx.
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(medicine, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.
n
(anatomy) A neck, cervix, or neckline part or process.
n
(anatomy) A large muscle of the back, passing from the spine to the head.
adj
Relating to or resembling a condyle.
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of costovertebral
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(anatomy) A thin muscle attached to the testicles.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the joint between the cuboid and lateral cuneiform.
adj
Of or pertaining to the deltoid muscle.
adj
(anatomy) dorsal and lumbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and the thorax.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face, ears, and vertebrae.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the femur and abdomen.
adj
Of or relating to a fornix.
n
A fracture of the distal third of the radius with dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint.
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(anatomy) Relating to the knee.
n
(anatomy, zootomy) The knee.
adj
Relating to, or discovered by, Clopton Havers, 17th-century English physician.
adj
(medicine) Relating to vertebrae with centra having saddle-shaped articulations.
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(anatomy) The entire spine
n
One of the hypohyal bones or cartilages.
n
(anatomy) The visible impressions made by the ilium marking the top of the pelvis at the threshold of the torso and lower extremities.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the iliococcygeus.
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the ilium and hypogastrium; applied to a branch of the first lumbar nerve.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or between, the ilium and the pubis.
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(anatomy) An accessory slip at the posterior part of the iliococcygeus.
adj
(dentistry) Relating to the neck of an incisor
adj
(anatomy) Below the pharynx
adj
(anatomy) inferior to the thorax
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(anatomy) A ligament in the groin that extends from the anterior superior iliac spine to the pubic tubercle and is formed by the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle of the abdomen.
n
(anatomy) The groove between the buttocks that runs from just below the sacrum to the perineum.
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(anatomy) An interhyal ligament or cartilage.
adj
(anatomy) Between the ilia.
n
(anatomy) Any of various muscles located between bones.
adj
(anatomy) Between the pubic bones or cartilage.
adj
(anatomy) Into, or within, the arm.
adj
(anatomy) Within or into the face.
adj
Within or into the humerus.
adv
(anatomy) within the vertebra
n
(anatomy) A muscle just below the surface of the perineum, used to flex the anus, stabilize the erect penis (in males), and tense the vagina (in females).
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
adj
(anatomy) relating to the lagena
n
(anatomy) either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen
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(anatomy) a broad, thin muscle, situated on the side of the pelvis, that forms part of the pelvic floor. In humans it supports the viscera in pelvic cavity and in quadruped animals with tails it is the muscle used to wag the tail.
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Of, pertaining to, or resembling a ligament
adj
(anatomy) Alternative form of lumbar [Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.]
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(anatomy) Any of the five vertebrae in the loin or lower back region of the spine.
adj
Alternative spelling of lumbovertebral [(anatomy) related to lumbar vertebrae]
adj
(anatomy) related to lumbar vertebrae
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the mentum and the bregma.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the mentum and the vertex.
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(anatomy) An intermediate phalanx (bone)
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In the middle of a sternal region
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(anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue
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(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.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to muscles and the face.
adj
(medicine) normal length vertebrae.
n
(anatomy) The gel-like centre of an intervertebral disc.
n
(anatomy) The obturator nerve
adj
(anatomy) behind the stomach
adj
(anatomy) Adjacent to the coccyx.
adj
(anatomy) Located next to the lumbar region
adj
(anatomy) Adjacent to the sacrum.
adj
(anatomy) Beside the sternum
adj
Located near the vertebral column.
n
(sports, pathology) A sports injury causing chronic pain in the kneecap.
n
(anatomy) Synonym of piriform sinus.
adj
(anatomy) Situated behind, or posterior to, the anus.
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the rib
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the ischium
adj
(anatomy) Situated posterior to the lower back or loins.
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the mediastinum
adj
Relating to the postpubis
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(anatomy) posterior to the uterus
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(anatomy) The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium.
n
(anatomy) A bone or cartilage, of some animals, situated in the middle line in front of the pubic bones.
n
(anatomy) A bone, or centre of ossification, in the periotic capsule.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the protovertebrae.
n
(anatomy) a psoas muscle involved in the flexion of the trunk, specifically the lumbar vertebral column, located anterior to the psoas major.
adj
Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the pubes.
n
(anatomy) Any of a group of veins on the radial side of the forearm
n
(anatomy) Any of various rounded ligaments in the body; ligamentum teres.
n
(anatomy) A bone formed by fusion of the sacrum and coccyx
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sacrum and the back
n
an area of the lower spine
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sacrum and lumbar vertebrae; the loins.
adj
(anatomy) Having the sacrum facing posteriorly or posterolaterally.
adj
(anatomy) Of, relating to, or affecting the sacrum and the spinal column above it.
n
(anatomy) The erector spinae, a muscle group of the back in humans and animals.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the sacrum and spine.
adj
(anatomy) Having the sacrum facing transversely (i.e. laterally).
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(anatomy) Any of three transversospinalis muscles of the human body: the semispinalis dorsi, semispinalis cervicis, and semispinalis capitis.
n
Acronym of sacroiliac joint. [an area of the lower spine]
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting a sinus and the vertebra
n
(anatomy) The relatively narrow, lumbar region of the back.
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(anatomy) The vertebral column.
n
(anatomy, zootomy) A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the spine and the neck
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the spine and the pelvis
adj
Relating to the splenium, especially describing the pair of muscles, at the back of the neck, that move the head and neck
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Alternative form of spondyle [(anatomy) A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.]
adj
Relating to the spine and ribs.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the spine and the thoracic cage
adj
(anatomy) Situated beneath the esophagus.
adj
(anatomy) Below the pharynx
adj
Alternative form of suprasternal [(anatomy) Situated or occurring higher than, or above, the sternum.]
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(neuroanatomy) Any of three nerves that are descending branches of the cervical plexus arising from the third and fourth cervical nerves and that supply the skin over the upper chest and shoulder.
adj
(anatomy) Above, or anterior to, the pubic bone.
n
(anatomy) The midline cartilaginous joint uniting the superior rami of the left and right pubic bones (pubis), also known as the pubic symphysis. In men, it supports the suspensory ligament; in women, it loosens and flexes to aid childbirth.
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(medicine, colloquial) The thoracic spine.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the thorax and back.
n
The thoracodorsal nerve.
adj
of or relating to the thoracic and lumbar areas
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of cervical
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of transischial
adj
(anatomy) Between the ischia.
adj
Relating to the transversospinalis.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the uncus and vertebrae; applied to Luschka's joints.
n
(anatomy) Either of a pair of projecting plates on the inferior surface of the sphenoid bone which articulate with the alae of the vomer.
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(anatomy) The posterior part of a vertebra.
n
(anatomy) The series of vertebrae that protect the spinal cord; the spinal column.
adv
(anatomy) At or within a vertebra or vertebrae.
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(archaic) A joint of the back.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the vertebra and ilium.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the vertebra and sacrum.
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