vascular circle of optic nerve
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circle — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a ring shaped structure or group of structures, as formed by anastomosing arteries or veins, or by connected (communicating) nerves, 2. A line or process with every point approximately equidistant from the center. SYN:… … Medical dictionary
círculo vascular del nervio óptico — Eng. Vascular circle of optic nerve Ver círculo vascular de Zinn Haller … Diccionario de oftalmología
circulus — SYN: circle. 2. A circle formed by connecting arteries, veins, or nerves. [L. dim. of circus, circle] c. arteriosus cerebri [TA] SYN: cerebral arterial circle. c. arteriosus halleri SYN: vascular circle of optic nerve. c. arteriosus iridis major… … Medical dictionary
circulus vasculosus nervi optici — [TA] vascular circle of optic nerve: a circle of arteries in the sclera surrounding the site of entrance of the optic nerve; called also circle of Haller and circle of Zinn … Medical dictionary
corona — SYN: crown. [L. garland, crown, fr. G. korone] c. capitis the topmost part of the head. SYN: crown of head. c. ciliaris [TA] the circular figure on the inner surface of the ciliary body, formed by the processes and folds (plicae) taken together.… … Medical dictionary
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
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canal — A duct or channel; a tubular structure. SEE ALSO: c., duct. SYN: canalis [TA]. [L. canalis] abdominal c. SYN: inguinal c.. accessory c. a channel leading from the root … Medical dictionary
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
