dentate line
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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
Line (heraldry) — EngrailedA chief enarched indented throughout in the arms of SawbridgeworthBretesséA fess wavy in the arms of Welwyn HatfieldNebulyA chief embattled in the arms of LetchworthIndented The lines of partition used to divide and vary fields and… … Wikipedia
Pectinate line — labeled at bottom center. The interior of the anal cami and … Wikipedia
linea anocutanea — [TA] anocutaneous line: the sinuous line marking the outer end of the pecten analis, the junction where the anal canal lined with stratified squamous epithelium ends and typical external skin begins. Called also anal verge and dentate line … Medical dictionary
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anoderm — Lining of the anal canal immediately inferior to the dentate line and extending for about 1.5 cm to the anal verge; it is devoid of hair and sebaceous and sweat glands, and so is not true skin, although it is … Medical dictionary
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Hippocampus anatomy — Human hippocampus. Niss … Wikipedia
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