rectal folds
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rectal valve — n any of three or four crescentic folds projecting into the cavity of the rectum … Medical dictionary
rectal gills — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In anisopteran Odonata nymphs, an elaborate system of folds in the wall of the rectum, the latter chamber forming the branchial basket … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
rectal valve — noun : any of three or four crescentic folds projecting into the cavity of the rectum … Useful english dictionary
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
plicae transversae recti — [TA] plicae transversales recti transverse folds of rectum: permanent transverse folds in the rectum, usually three in number (two on the left and one on the right), involving the tunica mucosa and tela submucosa, and the circular layer of the… … Medical dictionary
Otto Kohlrausch — Otto Ludwig Bernhard Kohlrausch (March 20, 1811 November 14, 1854) was a German physician and surgeon who was a native of Barmen. He studied natural sciences at the University of Bonn and medicine at Georg August University of Göttingen. In 1835… … Wikipedia
valvotomy — 1. Cutting through a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction. SYN: valvulotomy. 2. Incision of a valvular structure. [valve + G. tome, incision] … 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
anal canal — End portion of the alimentary canal, distinguished from the rectum by the transition from an internal mucous membrane layer to one of skinlike tissue and by its narrower diameter. Waste products move from the rectum to the anal canal. The human… … Universalium
