groove for superior petrosal sinus
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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
sulcus sinus petrosi superioris — [TA] groove for superior petrosal sinus: a small posterolaterally directed sulcus that runs along the internal surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone on the angle separating the posterior and middle cranial fossae; it lodges the… … Medical dictionary
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
Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… … Medical dictionary
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Maxillary sinus — Outline of bones of face, showing position of air sinuses. Latin sinus maxilliaris Gray s … Wikipedia
Ethmoid sinus — Bone: Ethmoid sinus Paranasal sinuses … Wikipedia
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
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
