anterior promontory
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promontory — An eminence or projection; a projection of a part. SYN: promontorium [TA]. [L. promontorium] pelvic p. SYN: sacral p.. sacral p. [TA] the most prominent anterior projection of the base of the … Medical dictionary
sacral promontory — n the inwardly projecting anterior part of the body of the first sacral vertebra … Medical dictionary
sacral promontory — noun : the inwardly projecting anterior part of the body of the first sacral vertebra … Useful english dictionary
pole — 1. One of the two points at the extremities of the axis of any organ or body. 2. Either of the two points on a sphere at the greatest distance from the equator. 3. One of the two points in a magnet or an electric battery or cell having extremes… … Medical dictionary
acrostichal area — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, the median longitudinal area of the scutum between the anterior promontory and prescutellar area, bearing bristles or scales … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
first phragma — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A transverse apodeme of Diptera, under the anterior promontory of the mesonotum and internally connecting the antepronota … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… … Medical dictionary
groove — A narrow, elongate depression or furrow on any surface. SEE ALSO: sulcus. alveolobuccal g. the upper and lower half of the buccal vestibule on each side. SYN: alveolobuccal sulcus, gingivobuccal g., gingivobuccal sulcus. alveololabial g. 1. the… … 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
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