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spatium suprasternale.Medical dictionary. 2011.
suprasternal space — noun : a long narrow space in the lower part of the deep cervical fascia containing areolar tissue, the sternal part of the sternocleidomastoid muscles, and the lower part of the anterior jugular veins called also space of Burns … Useful english dictionary
space of Burns — noun see suprasternal space … Useful english 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
space — 1. noun /speɪs/ a) The intervening contents of a volume. If it be only a Single Letter or two that drops, he thruſts the end of his Bodkin between every Letter of that Word, till he comes to a Space: and then perhaps by forcing thoſe Letters… … Wiktionary
spatium — SYN: space. [L.] spatia anguli iridocornealis [TA] SYN: spaces of iridocorneal angle, under space. s. endolympha′ticum [TA] SYN: endolymphatic space. s. episclerale [TA] SYN: episcleral space. s. extradura′le epidural space. s. extradurale [TA]… … Medical dictionary
Deep cervical fascia — Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. Gray s subject #111 388 … Wikipedia
arch — Any structure resembling a bent bow or an a.; an arc. In anatomy, any vaulted or archlike structure. See arcus. SYN: arcus [TA]. [thru O. Fr. fr. L. arcus, bow] abdominothoracic a. a bell shaped line defined by the lower end of the sternum and… … Medical dictionary
Cul-de-sac — A viewer writes regarding the term cul de sac : I know we live on one. Is there a medical meaning for it? The answer is of course: Yes (or you d not be reading this here). An anatomic cul de sac is a blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one… … Medical dictionary
spatium suprasternale — [TA] suprasternal space: a slitlike interval between the deep and superficial layers of the cervical fascia, above the manubrium of the sternum; it contains the lower parts of the anterior jugular veins and the jugular venous arch, the sternal… … Medical dictionary
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
