sagittal groove
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Sagittal — Sag it*tal, a. [L. sagitta an arrow: cf. F. sagittal.] 1. Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the sagittal suture; in the region of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sagittal suture — Sagittal Sag it*tal, a. [L. sagitta an arrow: cf. F. sagittal.] 1. Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the sagittal suture; in the region of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
groove — A narrow, elongate depression or furrow on any surface. SEE ALSO: sulcus. alveolobuccal g. the upper and lower half of the buccal vestibule on each side. SYN: alveolobuccal sulcus, gingivobuccal g., gingivobuccal sulcus. alveololabial g. 1. the… … Medical dictionary
Sagittal sulcus — Infobox Bone Name = Sagittal sulcus Latin = s. sinus sagittalis superioris GraySubject = 33 GrayPage = 136 Caption = Frontal bone. Inner surface. (Sagittal sulcus visible at center but not labeled.) Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
groove for superior sagittal sinus — sulcus sinus sagittalis superioris … Medical dictionary
Chiasmatic groove — Bone: Chiasmatic groove Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Sulcus chiasmaticus labeled at center) … Wikipedia
Occipital groove — Bone: Occipital groove Left temporal bone. Outer surface. (Occipital groove labeled at bottom right.) Latin sulcus arteriae occipitalis Gray s … Wikipedia
neural groove — a mid sagittal depression on the surface of the anterior neural plate present during early segmentation … Dictionary of ichthyology
sinus — 1. [TA] A channel for the passage of blood or lymph, without the coats of an ordinary vessel; e.g., blood passages in the gravid uterus or those in the cerebral meninges. 2. [TA] A cavity or … Medical dictionary
Fissure — A cleft or groove. A fissure can be normal or abnormal. A fissure in the cerebral cortex is a normal feature. It is a deep fold that involves the entire thickness of the brain wall. A fissure in the anus is distinctly abnormal. It is a painful… … Medical dictionary
