tympanic notch
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tympanic notch — noun : a notch in the tympanic plate filled by Shrapnell s membrane … Useful english dictionary
notch — 1. An indentation at the edge of any structure. 2. Any short, narrow, V shaped deviation, whether positive or negative, in a linear tracing. SYN: incisura [TA], emargination, incisure … Medical dictionary
Membranous wall of tympanic cavity — Coronal section of right temporal bone. The m … Wikipedia
Mastoid notch — Left temporal bone. Inferior surface. (Mastoid notch visible at bottom center.) Latin incisura mastoidea ossis temporalis Gray s … Wikipedia
Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
incisura — SYN: notch. [L. a cutting into] i. acetabuli [TA] SYN: acetabular notch. i. angularis [TA] SYN: angular incisure. i. anterior auriculae [TA] i. anterior auris SYN: anterior notch of auricle. i. apicis cordis [TA] SYN: notch of cardiac … Medical dictionary
incisure — SYN: notch. [L. incisura] angular i. [TA] a sharp angular depression in the lesser curvature of the stomach at the junction of the body with the pyloric canal. SYN: incisura angularis [TA], angular notch, sulcus angularis. Lanterman incisures SYN … Medical dictionary
Spine — 1) The column of bone known as the vertebral column, which surrounds and protects the spinal cord. The spine can be categorized according to level of the body: i.e., cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (upper and middle back), and lumbar spine… … Medical dictionary
incisura tympanica — [TA] tympanic notch: a defect in the upper portion of the tympanic part of the temporal bone, between the greater and lesser tympanic spines; it is filled in by the pars flaccida of the tympanic membrane. Called also rivinian or Rivinus notch … Medical dictionary
fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina … Medical dictionary
