n
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
n
Alternative form of apicoectomy [(surgery) An endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material]
n
(anatomy) One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many nonmammalian vertebrates.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the astragalus.
adj
(of a muscle) Having two heads or points of origin.
adj
Relating to the two jugal points of the face
adj
(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and apical vectors.
n
(zoology) Any of the scales along the upper surface of the canthus rostralis in snakes, located behind the level of the prenasal/postnasal suture and before the supraocular.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a capsule and a ligament.
n
(anatomy) Any of several features that have a projecting central ridge
n
The condition of being caudal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tail and the side of an organ etc.
adj
Relating to the underside of an animal, near the tail
n
(anatomy) a bending in a caudal direction
n
Any of the scales around a reptile's eye.
adj
(anatomy) Like a bed; relating to the clinoid process.
n
(anatomy) The most lateral point on the surface of the condyle of the mandible
n
The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.
adj
(anatomy) Shaped like the beak of a crow.
n
(anatomy) A toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates.
adj
(anatomy) distal and gingival
adj
Concerning the distal and mesial parts, and their interactions and relationships
n
(anatomy) A craniometric landmark that is the most lateral point of the orbital lateral wall
n
(anatomy) A segment next above the ceratohyal in the hyoidean arch.
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the falx.
n
(anatomy) The depression just over the top of the breastbone.
n
(anatomy) A small fossa.
adj
(zootomy) Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.
adj
Of or relating to a fulcrum.
adj
(anatomy, botany) Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hallux, or big toe.
n
(anatomy) A hook, or hooklike process.
n
(obsolete, anatomy) the back of the hand
adj
(anatomy) incudal and malleolar; applied to a small synovial joint that transfers vibrations between the ossicles in the middle ear, facilitating sound perception
adj
(botany) Situated under the axil.
adj
(anatomy) Beneath, or at the bottom of the cheek
adj
(zoology) Below the lower lip; said of certain scales of reptiles and fishes.
n
(anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
adj
(anatomy) Between the fingers or toes.
adj
(anatomy) between the cheeks
adj
(anatomy) Between incisors
n
Any of the scales on top of a snake's head between the scales that surround the nostrils.
adj
(biology) Relating to, connecting or between the internal and median veins of a wing
n
(anatomy) The posteroinferior opercular bone in fishes.
adj
(anatomy) Between roots or radicles
adv
Between the shoulder blades
n
Any of the scales on top of a reptile's head, between the supraocular scales.
adj
(anatomy) Within a tooth
n
(anatomy) Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen.
adj
Of or relating to both the malleus and the incus.
adv
In mesiobuccal position.
adv
relating to the mesiodistal side of a tooth
n
(rare outside entomology) The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
n
The trapezium bone (greater multangular).
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the distal part of a navicular bone
adj
Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.
n
(zootomy) An occipital scale in reptiles.
adj
(anatomy) relating to the operculum
n
(anatomy) The middle of the posterior, or dorsal, margin of the great foramen of the skull.
n
(anatomy) The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
n
Synonym of trapezoid bone
adj
Alternative form of pallial [Of, pertaining to, or produced by a mantle, especially the mantle of mollusks.]
adj
Beyond the cheeks (typically without the use of the larynx)
adj
Beside or beyond the maxilla
adj
Surrounding an apex (especially of a tooth)
adj
Having a narrow cranium as compared with the width of the face, so that when the skull is viewed from above, the zygomatic arches are visible.
adj
(biology) Having a lateral anus
n
Any of the scales lying directly behind and in contact with the eye of a reptile.
adj
posterior to a protocristid
adj
(zoology) In front of the tail or of the caudal vertebrae
adj
In front of the lower jaw.
n
One of the scales just in front of the eye of a reptile or fish.
adj
(zoology) anterior to a rostrum
n
(anatomy) A rounded protuberance found on the posterior edge of the superior articular process of a lumbar vertebra.
adj
Towards the back (of an organism)
n
Either of a pair of endochondral bones in the skull of some fish
adj
Synonym of pterygopalatine
n
(anatomy) A small jaw bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds.
n
(anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
n
(obsolete, zoology, anatomy) The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine.
adj
(anatomy) Between head and tail.
adj
(anatomy) Near the front of the beak or of any beak-like projection
adj
Related to the scaphoid bone and the trapezium bone
n
The position of the forearm wherein the thumb is pointing upwards.
n
(anatomy) A spine; the backbone.
n
A small bone in the lower jaw of some reptiles and birds
n
Any of the scales that border the mouth opening along the lower jaw in reptiles.
n
(anatomy) The lower jawbone.
n
(zoology) One of the scales below the eyes.
n
(anatomy) The act or state of combined adduction and inversion of the foot.
adj
(botany) Growing above the axil; inserted above the axil, as a peduncle.
adj
(anatomy) Above the cheek or the mouth.
adj
(anatomy, dentistry, prosthodontics) Above the gumline (gingival margin).
n
(zoology) A feather situated above the lores.
adj
(zoology) superior to a rostrum
n
(anatomy) Any of several ribbon-like bands of tissue.
n
(anatomy) A plate of dense connective tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior tarsal muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control.
n
Abbreviation of temporomandibular joint. [(anatomy) The joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone).]
n
(anatomy) A rounded ridge of bone or muscle, especially one on the occipital bone.
n
(anatomy) An anthropometric point in the notch above the tragus of the ear
adj
Relating to three vertebrae.
n
(anatomy) fin-shaped projections of bone sometimes found in the maxillary sinus
adj
Of or pertaining to a claw or nail; ungual.
adj
(anatomy) ventral and labial
n
(ichthyology) One of a chain of small bones that connect the auditory system to the air bladder of teleost fishes.
n
Lateral transverse bending of the mandibular symphysis as a result of mastication.
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