- aqueduct of Fallopius
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aqueduct of Fallopius
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aqueduct of fallopius — fəˈlōpēəs Usage: usually capitalized F Etymology: translation of New Latin aquaeductus Fallopii, after Gabriel Fallopius more at fallopian tube : facial canal … Useful english dictionary
Fallopius, Fallopio — Gabriele, Italian anatomist, 1523–1562. See fallopian aqueduct, fallopian arch, fallopian canal, fallopian hiatus, fallopian ligament, fallopian neuritis, fallopian pregnancy, fallopian tube, aqueductus fallopii, tuba fallopiana, fallopian tube … Medical dictionary
fallopian aqueduct — n, often cap F FACIAL CANAL * * * aqueduct of Fallopius canalis nervi facialis … Medical dictionary
facial canal — n a passage in the petrous part of the temporal bone that extends from the internal auditory canal to the stylomastoid foramen and transmits various branches of the facial nerve called also aqueduct of Fallopius, fallopian aqueduct, fallopian… … Medical dictionary
canalis nervi facialis — [TA] facial canal: a canal in the temporal bone for the facial nerve, beginning in the internal acoustic meatus and passing anterolaterally dorsal to the vestibule of the internal ear for about 2 mm. Turning sharply backward at the genu of the… … Medical dictionary
Prominence of the facial canal — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = prominentia canalis facialis GraySubject = 230 GrayPage = 1042 Caption = View of the inner wall of the tympanum. (Facial canal visible in upper left; promontory labeled at center.) Caption2 = Coronal… … Wikipedia
Facial canal — Infobox Anatomy Name = Facial canal Latin = canalis nervi facialis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Route of facial nerve, with facial canal labeled Caption2 = View of the inner wall of the tympanum. (Facial canal visible in upper left.)… … Wikipedia
fallopian — Described by or attributed to Fallopius. * * * fal·lo·pi·an fə lō pē ən adj, often cap relating to or discovered by Fallopius Fal·lop·pio fäl lȯp yō or Fal·lop·pia lȯp yä Gabriele (Latin Gabriel Fal·lo·pi·us fə lō pē əs) (1523 1562) Italian… … Medical dictionary
