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anterior canaliculus for chorda tympani — an opening in the anterior part of the middle ear, at the medial end of the petrotympanic fissure, for exit of the chorda tympani nerve from the tympanic cavity; called also Huguier canal … Medical dictionary
tympanic aperture of canaliculus for chorda tympani — apertura tympanica canaliculi chordae tympani … Medical dictionary
posterior canaliculus for chorda tympani — c. chordae tympani … Medical dictionary
apertura tympanica canaliculi chordae tympani — [TA] tympanic aperture of canaliculus for chorda tympani: the opening in the posterior part of the middle ear through which the chorda tympani nerve enters the tympanic cavity … Medical dictionary
canaliculus — A small canal or channel. SEE ALSO: iter. [L. dim. fr. canalis, canal] anterior c. of chorda tympani a canal in the petrotympanic or glaserian fissure, near its posterior edge, through which the … Medical dictionary
chorda — A tendinous or a cord like structure. SEE ALSO: cord. [L., cord] c. arteriae umbilicalis [TA] SYN: cord of umbilical artery. c. chirurgicalis surgical catgut. [L.] c. dorsalis SYN: notochord (2). false chordae tendineae … Medical dictionary
aperture — 1. An inlet or entrance to a cavity or channel. in anatomy, an open gap or hole. SEE ALSO: fossa, ostium, orifice, pore. 2. The diameter of the objective of a microscope. SYN … Medical dictionary
opening — A gap in or entrance to an organ, tube, or cavity. SEE ALSO: aperture, fossa, ostium, orifice, pore. access o. SYN: access. aortic o. SYN: aortic hiatus … Medical dictionary
apertura — SYN: aperture. [L. fr. aperio, pp. apertus, to open] a. aqueductus cerebri opening of aqueduct of midbrain. a. aqueductus mesencephali [TA] SYN: opening of aqueduct of midbrain. a. canaliculi cochleae SYN: external opening of … Medical dictionary
Huguier canal — anterior canaliculus for chorda tympani … Medical dictionary
