- superior recess of tympanic membrane
- recessus superior membranae tympanicae.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
superior recess of tympanic membrane
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recess — A small hollow or indentation. SYN: recessus [TA]. [L. recessus] anterior r. a circumscript deepening of the interpeduncular fossa in the direction of the mamillary bodies. SYN: recessus anterior [TA]. anterior r. of tympanic … Medical dictionary
recessus superior membranae tympanicae — [TA] superior recess of tympanic membrane: a recess in the tympanic membrane formed by the tunica mucosa between the neck of the malleus and the pars flaccida of the membrane and ending blindly below. Called also Prussak pouch or space … Medical dictionary
Membranous wall of tympanic cavity — Coronal section of right temporal bone. The m … Wikipedia
Mastoid wall of tympanic cavity — Coronal section of right temporal bone. The medi … Wikipedia
saccus superior — one of the four pouches in the fetal middle ear, later developing into the posterior recess of the tympanic membrane, part of the mastoid process, and the space below the incus … Medical dictionary
recessus — SYN: recess. [L. a withdrawing, a receding] r. anterior [TA] SYN: anterior recess. r. anterior membranae tympanicae [TA] SYN: anterior recess of tympanic membrane. r. cochlearis [TA] SYN: cochlear recess. r. costodiaphragmaticus [TA] SYN:… … Medical dictionary
space — Any demarcated portion of the body, either an area of the surface, a segment of the tissues, or a cavity. SEE ALSO: area, region, zone. SYN: spatium [TA]. [L. spatium, room, s.] alveolar dead s … Medical dictionary
pouch — A pocket or cul de sac. SEE ALSO: fossa, recess, sac. antral p. a p. made in the antrum of the stomach of experimental animals. branchial pouches SYN: pharyngeal pouches. Broca p. SYN: puden … Medical dictionary
recessus anterior membranae tympanicae — [TA] anterior recess of tympanic membrane: a pocket in the tympanic membrane formed by the tunica mucosa between the anterior malleolar fold and the anterior superior part of the pars tensa of the membrane, ending blindly above … Medical dictionary
recessus posterior membranae tympanicae — [TA] posterior recess of tympanic membrane: a pocket in the tympanic membrane formed by the tunica mucosa between the posterior malleolar fold and the posterior superior part of the pars tensa of the membrane, ending blindly above … Medical dictionary
