basilar impression
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basilar invagination — a developmental deformity of the occipital bone and upper end of the cervical spine in which the latter appears to have pushed the floor of the occipital bone upward; see also platybasia. Called also basilar impression … Medical dictionary
impression — 1. A mark seemingly made by pressure of one structure or organ on another, seen especially in cadaveric dissections. See also groove for the various impressions of the lungs, e.g., descending aorta, subclavian artery, and vena cavae. 2. An … Medical dictionary
platybasia — A developmental anomaly of the skull or an acquired softening of the skull bones so that the floor of the posterior cranial fossa bulges upward in the region about the foramen magnum. SYN: basilar invagination. [platy … Medical dictionary
List of diseases (B) — A listing of diseases in the English wikipedia.DiseasesTOC BaBab Bam* Baber s syndrome * Babesiosis * Bacterial endocarditis * Bacterial food poisoning * Bacterial gastroenteritis * Bacterial meningitis * Bacterial pneumonia * Bacterial vaginalis … Wikipedia
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
Hans Chiari — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width =150px |150px image width =150px caption = PAGENAME birth date = September 4, 1851 birth place = Vienna death date = 1916 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = Austrian ethnicity = field … Wikipedia
Bi — Symbol for bismuth. * * * background interval; bacterial or bactericidal index; base in [prism]; basilar impression; bifunctional inducer; Billroth I [operation]; biological indicator; biotehnology infomatics; bodily injury; bone injury; bowel… … Medical dictionary
ЧЕМБЕРЛЕНА ЛИНИЯ — (предложена американским рентгенологом W. E. Chamberlain, 1891–1947) – линия на рентгенограмме, соединяющая задний край твердого нёба с большим затылочным отверстием. При аномалии развития кранио вертебрального перехода (базилярная импрессия)… … Энциклопедический словарь по психологии и педагогике
BI — • background interval; • bacterial or bactericidal index; • base in [prism]; • basilar impression; • bifunctional inducer; • Billroth I [operation]; • biological indicator; • biotehnology infomatics; • bodily injury; • bone injury; • bowel… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like … Universalium
