dural part of filum terminale
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filum terminale — fi·lum ter·mi·na·le fī ləm .tər mə nā (.)lē, fē ləm .ter mə näl .ā n, pl fi·la ter·mi·na·lia fī lə tər mə nā lē ə, fē lə .ter mə näl ē ə the slender threadlike prolongation of the spinal cord below the origin of the lumbar nerves: the last… … Medical dictionary
filum — A structure of filamentous or threadlike appearance. [L. thread] f. durae matris spinalis SYN: dural part of f. terminale. fila olfactoria [TA] SYN: olfactory nerves [CN I], under nerve. olfactory fila SYN: olfactory nerves [CN I], under nerve.… … Medical dictionary
part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See … Medical dictionary
pars duralis fili terminalis — [TA] dural part of filum terminale: the downward prolongation of the spinal dura mater from the lower end of the dural sac, about the level of the second sacral vertebra, to the first coccygeal vertebral segment. Called also filum terminale… … Medical dictionary
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
pars pialis fili terminalis — [TA] pial part of filum terminale: the prolongation of the spinal pia mater from the conus medullaris downward through the lumbar cistern, surrounded by the cauda equina, to attach to the inner aspect of the dural sac about the level of the… … Medical dictionary
Dura mater — Meninges of the CNS Gray s subject #193 872 MeSH … Wikipedia
Spinal cord — Latin medulla spinalis The spinal cord nested in the vertebral column … Wikipedia
Diastomatomyelia — Diastematomyelia Classification and external resources File:Diastematomyelia 010.jpg ICD 10 Q06.2 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
