gastric folds
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Gastric lymphoma — Primary gastric lymphoma (lymphoma that originates in the stomach itself) [Dawson IMP, Cornes JS, Morrison BC. Primary malignant lymphoid tumours of the intestinal tract. Br J Surg. 1961;49:80 89.] is an uncommon condition, accounting for less… … Wikipedia
Gastric mucosa — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = tunica mucosa gastris GraySubject = 247 GrayPage = 1166 Caption = Stomach Caption2 = Section of mucous membrane of human stomach, near the cardiac orifice. X 45. c. Cardiac glands. d. Their ducts. cr. Gland … Wikipedia
Gastric pits — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = foveolae gastricae GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Layers of Stomach Wall: 1. Serosa 2. Tela subserosa 3. Muscularis 4. Oblique fibers of muscle wall 5. Circular muscle layer 6. Longitudinal muscle layer … Wikipedia
gastric mill — A food grinding apparatus in the foregut of decapod crustaceans; in penaeid shrimps, consists of denticles (tooth like processes) and lateral ridges in wall of anterior chamber; in crayfishes, lobsters, and crabs, consists of one dorsal and two… … Crustacea glossary
Circular folds — Interior of the descending portion of the duodenum, showing the Major duodenal papilla. Latin plicae circulares Gray s … Wikipedia
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
ruga — A fold, ridge, or crease; a wrinkle. [L. a wrinkle] rugae of gallbladder mucosal folds of gallbladder, under fold. gastric rugae gastric folds, under fold. r. gastrica SYN: gastric … 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
plicae gastricae — [TA] gastric folds: the series of folds in the mucous membrane of the stomach; they are oriented chiefly longitudinally and partially disappear when the stomach is distended. Called also gastric rugae and rugae of stomach … Medical dictionary
digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… … Universalium
