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(anatomy) Musculus rectus lateralis bulbi.
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(anatomy) Alternative spelling of abducens nerve [(neuroanatomy) Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye.]
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the auditory and facial cranial nerves
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(anatomy) Relating to the cornu ammonis.
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(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampullae osseae.
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(anatomy) Either of the two arteries supplying the auricle of the ear.
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
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(anatomy) Relating to, or joining the lateral canthus of the eye and the external auditory meatus
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(anatomy) Relating to the head and ears.
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(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the ear or auditory canal.
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(anatomy) The bulbus cordis.
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An eye muscle, usually considered to be part of the orbicularis oculi.
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(anatomy) Any of the six small voluntary muscles that pass between the eyeball and the orbit and control the movement and stabilization of the eyeball in relation to the orbit.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the foveola
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(anatomy) The space between the eyebrows and above the nose.
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(anatomy) Relating to, or affecting, one half of the face.
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(anatomy) Relating to the incus and the malleus
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(anatomy) Relating to the incus and the stapes
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(anatomy) Ellipsis of inferior oblique muscle. [(anatomy) A short extraocular muscle that arises from the orbital surface of the maxilla, is inserted slightly in front of and below the superior oblique muscle, and moves the eye upward and laterally.]
n
(anatomy) One of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the inferior aspect of the sclera.
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Small mucous accessory lacrimal glands found underneath the eyelid where the upper and lower conjunctivae meet.
n
Alternative spelling of lacrimal sac [(anatomy, ophthalmology) The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.]
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(anatomy, physiology, ophthalmology) The system containing the orbital structures for the production and drainage of tear.
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(anatomy) The longest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises by two heads from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the lateral aspect of the sclera.
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(anatomy) The broadest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the medial aspect of the sclera.
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(ophthalmology, anatomy) A sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.
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(anatomy) The nexus of an individual lung
adv
In the middle of the thorax.
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(neuroanatomy) Synonym of nasociliary nerve.
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(neuroanatomy) A branch of the ophthalmic nerve distributed in part to the ciliary ganglion and in part to the mucous membrane and skin of the nose.
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(anatomy, ophthalmology) Synonym of lacrimal sac.
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(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.
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(anatomy) A muscle of the face that encircles the orbit and passes through the eyelids, serving to close the eye.
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(anatomy) A muscle that controls protrusion of the eyeball.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the ostium and the meatus
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(anatomy) Synonym of choana.
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The posterior half of a divided nasal scale.
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the nares
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(anatomy) Situated in front of the nose, or in front of the nasal chambers.
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(anatomy) Situated in front of, or anterior to, the mouth.
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(anatomy) anterior to the stoma
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(anatomy) That points backward.
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(anatomy) Behind the face
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Alternative form of retromaxillary [Behind the maxilla]
adv
Via the back of the nose
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(anatomy) Ellipsis of superior oblique muscle.. [(anatomy) A long thin extraocular muscle that arises just above the margin of the optic foramen, is inserted on the upper part of the eyeball, and moves the eye downward and laterally.]
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(anatomy) A long thin extraocular muscle that arises just above the margin of the optic foramen, is inserted on the upper part of the eyeball, and moves the eye downward and laterally.
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(anatomy) The thinnest and narrowest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the superior aspect of the sclera.
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Ellipsis of superior tarsal muscle.. [(anatomy) A smooth muscle helping to raise the upper eyelid.]
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(anatomy) A smooth muscle helping to raise the upper eyelid.
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(anatomy) Synonym of confluence of sinuses.
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(anatomy) Any small irregular bone occasionally occurring in the cranium in addition to the normal bones.
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