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(anatomy) A sac, having a number of functions, that develops in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to both the anus and the skin, as (usually, more specifically) to rashes or lesions that involve both the anal mucosa and the adjacent (perianal) skin.
n
(anatomy) A primitive alimentary cavity
n
(anatomy) Either of two small glands located on either side of the vaginal orifice that secrete a lubricating mucus.
n
(anatomy) A large superficial vein of the upper limb that helps drain parts of hand and forearm.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the bregma.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the bronchus and the pleura
n
(anatomy, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.
n
The thin membrane which covers the lower intestines; the omentum.
n
(anatomy) Synonym of celiac artery
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the coelom
adj
Coming from, or associated with, the chest.
n
(anatomy) A duct through which gangrenous material escapes a body.
n
(neuroanatomy) A group of radiating white matter tracts originating from the internal capsule.
adj
Relating to the cremaster.
adj
(archaic, anatomy) Connecting the skin and the stomach.
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(anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
n
System of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.
n
(anatomy) a vessel for conveying lymph or glandular secretions such as tears or bile
n
(anatomy) a duct, tube or canal in the body
adj
Relating to an endosternum
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the intestines and the breasts
adj
(zoology) Relating to the interior of the stomach; applied to a mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity, in certain hydroids.
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(anatomy, archaic) The hindgut; the primitive large intestine.
n
inflammation of the epiphysis
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Pertaining to the omentum.
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(biology, anatomy, embryology) The anterior part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, from the mouth to the duodenum, in humans and some other animals.
n
Alternative form of Gartner's duct [(anatomy) A potential embryological remnant in human female development of the mesonephric duct, located in the broad ligament of the uterus.]
n
(anatomy) A cavity in the embryonic gastrula
adj
Relating to hydrothorax.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hypochondrium
n
(biology) A part that the walls of a pleuroperitoneal cavity grow.
n
Synonym of iliotibial band syndrome
n
(anatomy) An anatomic space between two ribs, containing the intercostal muscles, nerves, arteries, veins and lymph nodes.
adj
(anatomy) Between the lungs.
adj
(anatomy) Within the pleural cavity.
adj
Alternative form of intrathoracic [(anatomy) Within the thorax]
adj
(anatomy) Adjacent to the pleura
n
phrenicosplenic ligament
n
(neuroanatomy) Any of the small ganglia of the lumbar part of the sympathetic nervous system.
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(medicine) Having lungs that adhere to the pleura.
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A tubule that extends from the alimentary canal to the exterior of the organism, excreting water and wastes in the form of solid nitrogenous compounds. Found in certain insects, arachnids, myriapods and tardigrades.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the mediastinum.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesogaster.
n
(anatomy) A pulmonary ligament connecting the lung and mesogaster.
adj
Of or pertaining to the mesothorax.
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(anatomy, archaic) The secondary and permanent intestinal canal in the embryo, derived from the protogaster.
adj
(anatomy) Of, relating to, or located in the middle of the epigastric region of the abdomen.
adj
(surgery) Describing any new construct made to the breast or chest
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Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the laterodorsal and lateroventral bronchi
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The funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.
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(anatomy) A fibrous ligament that connects the ovary to the lateral surface of the uterus.
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Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the mediolateral and medioventral bronchi
n
(anatomy) A dense layer of fatty tissue growth, consisting of subcutaneous fat in the lower abdominal area.
n
(anatomy) The portion of the pleura that lines the inner surface of the chest wall and covers the diaphragm.
adj
(anatomy) Near the umbilicus; applied especially to one or more small veins which, in human beings, connect the portal vein with the epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen.
adj
Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs.
adj
Surrounding the bronchi
n
(medicine, obsolete) The primitive perivisceral cavity; the space between the entoderm and the ectoderm, the forerunner of the schizocoel or enterocoel.
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the hilum.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to or situated on the peripheral part of a lobule, especially a hepatic lobule.
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding a tube, especially a Fallopian tube.
adj
(anatomy) Around the umbilicus.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the diaphragm
n
(anatomy) A nerve that accompanies the inferior phrenic artery to the diaphragm, with some filaments passing to the suprarenal gland.
n
phrenicosplenic ligament
adj
Having a greatly distended abdomen.
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, assuming a shape with a flat inlet and a shortened anteroposterior diameter.
adj
(anatomy) Of, or pertaining to, the pleural cavity
n
(anatomy) Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.
n
(anatomy) The part of the thoracic cavity that surrounds the lungs and is enclosed by the pleurae.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pleura, the smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax.
adj
Involving the pleura and the skin.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pleura and the parenchyma
adj
Relating to the pleuroperitoneum.
adj
Relating to the pleura and the lungs
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lungs and the triceps
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Alternative spelling of proctodeum [The back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal.]
n
The back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal.
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Obsolete form of proctodeum. [The back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal.]
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lungs and the skin.
n
(anatomy) Visceral pleura.
n
An outpocketing in the intestines of fish.
adj
(embryology) Pertaining to the somatopleure; somatopleuric.
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Alternative form of stomodeum [(anatomy) A depression on the ectoderm of a developing embryo that becomes the mouth]
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The caudal vein, typically of a rodent
n
Synonym of meibomian gland
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One of the smallest bronchioles that do not participate in the gas exchanges that happen in the lung.
n
(anatomy) A thin aponeurotic membrane which lies between the inner surface of the transverse abdominal muscle and the parietal peritoneum.
n
Alternative form of urodeum [The central part of cloaca that receives urine from the ureter]
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(anatomy) A small valve.
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(anatomy) A modified form of dentine, which is permeated by blood capillaries; vascular dentine.
n
(anatomy) The portion of pleura that is attached directly to the lungs.
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