external aperture of vestibular aqueduct |
The external opening of the vestibular aqueduct on the posterior surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone near the groove for the sigmoid sinus. Synonym: apertura externa aqueductus vestibuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
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external arcuate fibres |
They include: 1) dorsal external arcuate fibres that arise from cells in the accessory or lateral cuneate nucleus and pass to the cerebellum; 2) ventral external arcuate fibres that arise from the arcuate nuclei at the base of the medulla oblongata and pass around the lateral surface of the medulla; both enter the cerebellum as components of the restiform portion of the inferior cerebellar peduncle. Synonym: fibrae arcuatae externae. (05 Mar 2000) |
external artery of nose |
Origin, ophthalmic; external artery of the nose; distribution, skin of side of root of nose; anastomoses, angular artery. Synonym: arteria dorsalis nasi, arteria nasi externa, dorsal artery of nose, external artery of nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
external auditory foramen |
The orifice of the external acoustic meatus in the tympanic portion of the temporal bone. Synonym: porus acusticus externus, external acoustic foramen, external acoustic pore, external auditory pore, external auditory foramen, orifice of external acoustic meatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
external auditory meatus |
The passage leading inward through the tympanic portion of the temporal bone, from the auricle to the tympanic membrane; it consists of a bony (inner) portion and a fibrocartilaginous (outer) portion, the cartilaginous external acoustic meatus. Synonym: meatus acusticus externus, acoustic meatus, antrum auris, auditory canal, external auditory meatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
external axis of eye |
That part of the optic axis from the midpoint of anterior surface of the cornea to the posterior surface of the posterior pole of the external surface of the sclera. Synonym: axis bulbi externus. (05 Mar 2000) |
external base of skull |
External aspect of the base of skull Synonym: norma basilaris, basis cranii externa, norma inferior, norma ventralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
external branch of accessory nerve |
<anatomy, nerve> Portion of the accessory nerve trunk which exits independently from the jugular foramen, carrying fibres from the spinal root of the accessory nerve to the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
external branch of superior laryngeal nerve |
<anatomy, nerve> Terminal branch of superior laryngeal nerve (with internal laryngeal nerve) supplying motor innervation to cricothyroid muscle. Synonym: ramus externus nervi laryngei superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
external canthus |
The angle formed by the junction of the lateral parts of the upper and lower eyelids. Synonym: angulus oculi lateralis, angulus oculi temporalis, external canthus, lateral canthus. (05 Mar 2000) |
external capsule |
A thin lamina of white substance separating the claustrum from the putamen. It joins the internal capsule at either extremity of the putamen, forming a capsule of white matter external to the lenticular nucleus. Synonym: capsula externa, periclaustral lamina. (05 Mar 2000) |
external cardiac massage |
Rhythmic compression of the heart between sternum and spine by depressing the lower sternum backward with the heels of the hands, the patient lying supine. Synonym: external cardiac massage. (05 Mar 2000) |
external carotid artery |
<anatomy, artery> Origin, common carotid at C-4 vertebral level; branches, superior thyroid, lingual, facial, occipital, posterior auricular, ascending pharyngeal, and terminal branches, maxillary and superficial temporal at level of neck of mandible. Synonym: arteria carotis externa. (05 Mar 2000) |
external carotid nerves |
A number of sympathetic nerve fibres conveyed via the cephalic arterial ramus of the sympathetic trunk which extends from the superior cervical ganglion to the external carotid artery, forming the external carotid plexus. Synonym: nervi carotici externi. (05 Mar 2000) |
external carotid plexus |
An autonomic plexus formed by the external carotid nerves surrounding the artery of the same name, and giving origin to a number of secondary plexus's along the branches of this artery and to branches to the carotid body. Synonym: plexus caroticus externus. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Extramarital Sex Behavior, Behavior, Extramarital Sex, Extramarital Relation, Relation, Extramarital, Relations, Extramarital, Sex Behavior, Extramarital
Synonyms : Appliance, Extraoral Traction, Appliances, Extraoral Traction, Bow, Orthodontic Face, Bows, Orthodontic Face, Chincaps, Orthodontic, Extraoral Traction Appliance, Face Bows, Orthodontic, Headgears, Orthodontic, Orthodontic Chincap, Orthodontic Chincaps
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Synonyms : Environment, Extraterrestrial, Environments, Extraterrestrial, Extraterrestrial Environments, Spaces (Astronomy)
Synonyms : Extravasation of Diagnostic, Therapeutic Materials, Contrast Media Extravasation
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extrasensory perception
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clairvoyance: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
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extrasystole
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a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia
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extrauterine pregnancy
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ectopic pregnancy: pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
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extravasate
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force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel erupt: become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth
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extension
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a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan" act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need" propagation: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename; "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS" reference: the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" the ability to raise the working leg high in the air; "the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"; "good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability" amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line elongation: an addition to the length of something annex: an addition that extends a main building
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