interureteric crest
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crest — 1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge. SEE ALSO: crista. 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. 3. Feathers on the top of a bird s head, or fin rays on the top of a fish s head. SYN: crista [TA]. [L. crista] … Medical dictionary
bar — 1. A unit of pressure equal to 1 megadyne (106 dyne) per cm2 in the CGS system, 0.9869233 atmosphere, or 105 Pa (N/m2) in the SI system. 2. A metal segment of greater length than … Medical dictionary
fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina … Medical dictionary
plica — [TA] SYN: fold (1). [Mod. L. a plait or fold] plicae adiposae pleurae SYN: fatty folds of pleura, under fold. plicae alares plicae synovialis infrapatellaris SYN: alar folds of intrapatellar synovial fold, under fold. plicae ampullares tubae… … Medical dictionary
plica interureterica — [TA] interureteric fold: a fold of mucous membrane extending across the fundus of the bladder between the two ureteral orifices, produced by a transverse bundle of muscle fibers; it marks one side of the trigone of the bladder. Called also p.… … Medical dictionary
torus — 1. [TA] A rounded swelling, such as that caused by a contracting muscle. SYN: elevation [TA]. 2. A geometric figure formed by the revolution of a circle around the base of any of its arcs, such as the convex molding at the base of a pillar. [L.… … Medical dictionary
