- Gennari line (band stria stripe)
- Gen·na·ri line (band, stria, stripe) (jĕ-nahґre) [Francesco Gennari, Italian anatomist, 1750–1796] see under line.
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Gennari line (band stria stripe)
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line — 1. A mark, strip, or streak. In anatomy, a long, narrow mark, strip, or streak distinguished from the adjacent tissues by color, texture, or elevation. SEE ALSO: linea. 2. A unit of … Medical dictionary
stria — 1. A stripe, band, streak, or line, distinguished by color, texture, depression, or elevation from the tissue in which it is found. SYN: striation (1). 2. SYN: striae cutis distensae. [L … Medical dictionary
stripe — 1. In anatomy, a streak, line, band, or stria. 2. In radiography, a linear opacity differing in density from the adjacent parts of the image; usually represents the tangential image of a planar … Medical dictionary
line of Gennari — the name given to the prominent external band of Baillarger (stria laminae granularis internae) in the region of the calcarine sulcus; because it is so highly visible, the region is called the striate cortex. Called also band, stria, or stripe of … Medical dictionary
Gennari — Francesco, Italian anatomist, 1750–1795. See G. band, G. stria, line of G., stripe of G … Medical dictionary
band — 1. Any appliance or part of an apparatus that encircles or binds a part of the body. SEE ALSO: zone. 2. Any ribbon shaped or cordlike anatomic structure that encircles or binds another structure or that connects two or more parts. See fascia,… … Medical dictionary
stria laminae granularis internae — [TA] stria of internal granular layer: a band of tangentially oriented white nerve fibers in the internal granular layer of the cerebral cortex. In the region of the calcarine sulcus, this stria is thick and highly visible and here is known as… … Medical dictionary
