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 mondofacto - Online Medical Dictionary
Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary
Date & country: 26/01/2008, UK
Words: 116197


Forssman antibody
A heterogenetic antibody specific for the Forssman group of heterogenetic antigens. ... Synonym: heterophil antibody, heterophile antibody. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Forssman antigen
A glycolipid heterophil antigen present on tissue cells of many species. It was first described for sheep red cells and is not present on human, rabbit, rat, porcine or bovine cells. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Forssman antigen-antibody reaction
The combination of Forssman antibody with heterogenetic antigen of the Forssman type, as in the agglutination of sheep erythrocytes (which contain Forssman antigen) by serum from a person with infectious mononucleosis which contains Forssman antibody. ... Synonym: Forssman reaction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Forssman hapten
A glycolipid from mammalian organs. ... Compare: Forssman antibody, Forssman antigen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Forssman reaction
Synonym for Forssman antigen-antibody reaction ... The combination of Forssman antibody with heterogenetic antigen of the Forssman type, as in the agglutination of sheep erythrocytes (which contain Forssman antigen) by serum from a person with infectious mononucleosis which contains Forssman antibody. ... Synonym: Forssman reaction. ... (05 Mar 2000)< …

Forssman, Hans
<person> Swedish physician, *1912. ... See: Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Forssman, John
<person> Swedish bacteriologist and pathologist, 1868-1947. ... See: Forssman antibody, Forssman antigen, Forssman reaction, Forssman antigen-antibody reaction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Forster, Richard
<person> German ophthalmologist, 1825-1902. ... See: Forster's uveitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Forster's uveitis
Syphilitic inflammation, with diffuse nodules involving the choroid and retinal vasculitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Fort Bragg fever
Synonym for pretibial fever ... A mild disease first observed among military personnel at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, characterised by fever, moderate prostration, splenomegaly, and a rash on the anterior aspects of the legs; due to the autumnalis serovar of Leptospira interrogans. ... Synonym: Fort Bragg fever. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

forth
1. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth. 'Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the sixteenth of the Acts forth.' (Tyndale) 'From this time forth, I never will speak word.' (Shak) 'I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say fort …

fortification figures
Synonym for fortification spectrum ... The zigzag banding of light, resembling the walls of fortified medieval towns, that marks the margin of the scintillating scotoma of migraine. ... Synonym: fortification figures, telehopsias. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fortification spectrum
The zigzag banding of light, resembling the walls of fortified medieval towns, that marks the margin of the scintillating scotoma of migraine. ... Synonym: fortification figures, telehopsias. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fortified milk
Milk to which some essential nutrient, usually vitamin D, has been added. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fortified vitamin D milk
Milk produced through direct addition of vitamin D; standardised at 400 USP units per quart. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fortimicin KL1 methyltransferase
<enzyme> Isolated from micromonospora olivasterospora; methylates fortimicin kl1 to form fortimicin kk1; genbank d49442 ... Registry number: EC 2.1.1.- ... Synonym: ftm kl1 methyltransferase, fms7 gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

fortuitous
1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms. 'It was from causes seemingly fortuitous . . . That all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed.' (Robertson) 'So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon the whole.' (Hazlitt) ... 2. Happening independentl …

forward conduction
Synonym for anterograde conduction ... Conduction in the expected normal direction between any cardiac structures. ... Synonym: antegrade conduction, forward conduction, orthograde conduction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

forward heart failure
A concept (formerly considered mutually exclusive of backward heart failure) that maintains that the phenomena of congestive heart failure result from the inadequate cardiac output, and especially from the consequent inadequacy of renal blood flow with resulting retention of sodium and water. ... Compare: backward heart failure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

forward mutation
Any mutation which renders a formerly functional gene nonfunctional. ... Compare: back mutation. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

forwarder
A self-propelled vehicle to transport harvested material from the stump area to the landing. Trees, logs, or bolts are carried off the ground on a stake-bunk, or are held by hydraulic jaws of a clam-bunk. Chips are hauled in a dumpable or open-top bin or chip-box. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

fos
<oncogene> An oncogene, identified in a mouse osteosarcoma, encoding a transcription factor. The product of this oncogene works with the product of another oncogene, the jun oncogene, to abnormally change the rate of transcription of certain other genes. ... Fos and jun proteins dimerise via a leucine zipper to form the AP 1 transcription fact …

Fos kinase
<enzyme> A nerve growth factor-regulated kinase from pc12 cells; phosphorylates c-fo protein at a site near its c terminus; mw 37 kD; may play a role in the regulation of the transcriptional repressive activity of c-fos ... Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

fos-related antigen
<molecular biology> A group of phosphoproteins found in the cell nucleus which are structurally similar to the fos oncogene's gene product. ... (06 Mar 1998) ...

foscarnet
<drug> An antiviral drug FDA-approved to treat CMV infection in the retina and elsewhere in the body. ... Also has activity against herpes simplex virus, including acyclovir-resistant strains. Possible adverse side effects include kidney toxicity, seizures, anaemia, nausea and skin rashes. ... (06 Mar 1998) ...

Fosdick-Hansen-Epple test
A test for determining dental caries activity based on a solution of powdered human enamel in a saliva-glucose-enamel mixture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Fosdick, Leonard
<person> U.S. Chemist, *1903. ... See: Fosdick-Hansen-Epple test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fosfomycin
<drug> An antibiotic that works by interfering with bacterial cell wall synthesis. ... (06 Mar 1998) ...

Foshay test
An intradermal test for cat-scratch disease or tularaemia, using material prepared from suppurative lymph nodes of persons known to have had the disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Foshay, Lee
<person> U.S. Bacteriologist, 1896-1961. ... See: Foshay test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fosinopril
<chemical> A phosphinic acid-containing angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor that is effective in the treatment of hypertension. It is a prodrug that is converted to its active metabolite fosinoprilat. ... Pharmacological action: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, antihypertensive agents. ... Chemical name: L-Proline, 4-cyclohexyl-1-( …

fossa acetabuli
Synonym for acetabular fossa ... A depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the acetabular notch. ... Synonym: fossa acetabuli. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa anthelicis
Synonym for fossa of anthelix ... The depression on the medial surface of the auricle that corresponds to the anthelix. ... Synonym: fossa anthelicis, periconchal sulcus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa axillaris
Synonym for axilla ... <anatomy> The underarm area. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

fossa canina
Synonym for canine fossa ... A depression on the anterior surface of the maxilla below the infraorbital foramen and on the lateral side of the canine eminence. ... Synonym: fossa canina. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa carotica
Synonym for carotid triangle ... A space bounded by the superior belly of the omohyoid muscle, anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid, and posterior belly of the digastric; it contains the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. ... Synonym: trigonum caroticum, fossa carotica, Gerdy's hyoid fossa, Malgaigne's fossa, Malgaigne's triangle, superi …

fossa condylaris
Synonym for condylar fossa ... A depression behind the condyle of the occipital bone in which the posterior margin of the superior facet of the atlas lies in extension. ... Synonym: fossa condylaris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa coronoidea humeri
Synonym for coronoid fossa of humerus ... A hollow on the anterior surface of the distal end of the humerus, just above the trochlea, in which the coronoid process of the ulna rests when the elbow is flexed. ... Synonym: fossa coronoidea humeri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa cranii anterior
Synonym for anterior cranial fossa ... The portion of the internal base of the skull, anterior to the sphenoidal ridges and limbus, in which the frontal lobes of the brain rest. ... Synonym: fossa cranii anterior, anterior cranial base. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa cranii media
Synonym for middle cranial fossa ... A butterfly-shaped portion of the internal base of the skull posterior to the sphenoidal ridges and limbus and anterior to the crests of the petrous part of the temporal bones and dorsum sellae; it lodges the temporal lobes of the brain in the lateral portions, and the hypophysis centrally. ... Synonym: fossa cran …

fossa cranii posterior
Synonym for posterior cranial fossa ... The internal base of the skull posterior to the crest of the petrous part of the temporal bones and the dorsum sellae and anterior to the grooves for the transverse sinuses, where the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata rest. ... Synonym: fossa cranii posterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa cubitalis
Synonym for cubital fossa ... The fossa in front of the elbow, bounded laterally and medially by the humeral origins of the extensors and flexors of the forearm, respectively, and superiorly by an imaginary line connecting the humeral condyles. ... Synonym: fossa cubitalis, antecubital space, chelidon, triangle of elbow. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa digastrica
Synonym for digastric fossa ... A hollow on the posterior surface of the base of the mandible, on either side of the median plane, giving attachment to the anterior belly of the digastric muscle. ... Synonym: fossa digastrica. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa ductus venosi
Synonym for fossa of ductus venosus ... A wide groove located posteriorly on the undersurface of the foetal liver between the caudate and left lobes; it lodges the ductus venosus and becomes the fissure of the ligamentum venosum in the adult. ... Synonym: fossa ductus venosi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa epigastrica
Synonym for epigastric fossa ... The slight depression in the midline just inferior to the xiphoid process of the sternum. ... Synonym: fossa epigastrica, pit of stomach, scrobiculus cordis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa for gallbladder
A depression on the visceral surface of the liver anteriorly, between the quadrate and the right lobes, lodging the gallbladder. ... Synonym: fossa vesicae biliaris, gallbladder fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa for incus
Synonym for fossa incudis ... A small depression in the lower and posterior part of the epitympanic recess that lodges the short limb of the incus. ... Synonym: fossa for incus, incudal fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa glandulae lacrimalis
Synonym for lacrimal fossa ... A hollow in the orbital plate of the frontal bone, formed by the overhanging margin and zygomatic process, lodging the lacrimal gland. ... Synonym: fossa glandulae lacrimalis, fossa of lacrimal gland. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa hyaloidea
Synonym for hyaloid fossa ... A depression on the anterior surface of the vitreous body in which lies the lens. ... Synonym: fossa hyaloidea, lenticular fossa, patellar fossa of vitreous. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa hypophysialis
Synonym for hypophysial fossa ... Fossa of the sphenoid bone housing the pituitary gland. ... See: sella turcica. ... Synonym: fossa hypophysialis, pituitary fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa iliaca
Synonym for iliac fossa ... The smooth inner surface of the ilium above the arcuate line, giving attachment to the iliacus muscle. ... Synonym: fossa iliaca. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa iliacosubfascialis
Synonym for iliacosubfascial fossa ... A peritoneal recess between the psoas muscle and the crest of the ilium. ... Synonym: Biesiadecki's fossa, fossa iliacosubfascialis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa incisiva
Synonym for incisive fossa ... The depression in the midline of the bony palate behind the central incisors into which the incisive canals open. ... Synonym: fossa incisiva. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa incudis
A small depression in the lower and posterior part of the epitympanic recess that lodges the short limb of the incus. ... Synonym: fossa for incus, incudal fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa infraclavicularis
Synonym for infraclavicular fossa ... A triangular depression bounded by the clavicle and the adjacent borders of the deltoid and pectoralis major muscles. ... Synonym: fossa infraclavicularis, deltoideopectoral triangle, deltoideopectoral trigone, infraclavicular triangle, Mohrenheim's fossa, Mohrenheim's space, regio infraclavicularis, trigonum del …

fossa infraspinata
Synonym for infraspinous fossa ... The hollow on the dorsal aspect of the scapula inferior to the spine, giving attachment chiefly to the infraspinatus muscle. ... Synonym: fossa infraspinata. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa infratemporalis
Synonym for infratemporal fossa ... The cavity on the side of the skull bounded laterally by the zygomatic arch and ramus of the mandible, medially by the lateral pterygoid plate, anteriorly by the zygomatic process of the maxilla, posteriorly by the articular tubercle of the temporal bone and the posterior border of the lateral pterygoid plate, and …

fossa inguinalis lateralis
Synonym for lateral inguinal fossa ... A depression on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall lateral to the ridge formed by the inferior epigastric artery; it corresponds to the position of the deep inguinal ring, and is the site of an indirect inguinal hernia. ... Synonym: fossa inguinalis lateralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa inguinalis medialis
Synonym for medial inguinal fossa ... A depression on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall between the ridges formed by the inferior epigastric artery and the medial umbilical ligament; it corresponds to the position of the superficial inguinal ring and is the site of a direct inguinal hernia. ... Synonym: fossa inguinalis medialis, …

fossa innominata
Synonym for innominate fossa ... A shallow depression between the false vocal cord and the aryepiglottic fold on either side. ... Synonym: fossa innominata. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa intercondylaris
Synonym for intercondylar fossa ... The deep fossa between the femoral condyles in which the cruciate ligaments are attached. ... Synonym: fossa intercondylaris, intercondyloid fossa, intercondylic fossa, intercondyloid notch, popliteal notch. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa intermesocolica transversa
A fossa occupying the position of the superior duodenal recess but extending transversely from right to left for a few cms. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa interpeduncularis
Synonym for interpeduncular fossa ... Deep depression on the inferior surface of the mesencephalon, between the crura cerebri, the floor of which is formed by the posterior perforated substance. ... See: interpeduncular cistern. ... Synonym: fossa interpeduncularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa ischiorectalis
Synonym for ischiorectal fossa ... A wedge-shaped space with its base toward the perineum and lying between the tuberosity of the ischium and the obturator internus muscle laterally and the external anal sphincter and the levator ani muscle medially. ... Synonym: fossa ischiorectalis, ischioanal fossa, Velpeau's fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa jugularis
Synonym for jugular fossa ... An oval depression near the posterior border of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, medial to the styloid process, in which lies the beginning of the internal jugular vein (jugular bulb). ... Synonym: fossa jugularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa lateralis cerebri
Synonym for lateral cerebral fossa ... The deep depression of the basal surface of the forebrain that corresponds in position to the anterior perforated substance. Bounded medially by the optic tract and rostrally by the orbital surface of the frontal lobe, it extends laterally around the overhanging pole of the temporal lobe into the Sylvian fissur …

fossa malleoli fibulae
Synonym for fossa of lateral malleolus ... A large rough depression on the medial aspect of the lower end of the fibula just behind the articular facet for the talus giving attachment to the posterior talofibular and the transverse tibiofibular ligaments. ... Synonym: fossa malleoli lateralis, digital fossa, fossa malleoli fibulae. ... (05 Mar 2000)
fossa malleoli lateralis
Synonym for fossa of lateral malleolus ... A large rough depression on the medial aspect of the lower end of the fibula just behind the articular facet for the talus giving attachment to the posterior talofibular and the transverse tibiofibular ligaments. ... Synonym: fossa malleoli lateralis, digital fossa, fossa malleoli fibulae. ... (05 Mar 2000)
fossa mandibularis
Synonym for mandibular fossa ... A deep hollow in the squamous portion of the temporal bone at the root of the zygoma, in which rests the condyle of the mandible. ... Synonym: cavitas glenoidalis, fossa mandibularis, articular fossa of temporal bone, glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa, glenoid surface. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa navicularis auriculae
Synonym for triangular fossa ... The depression at the upper part of the auricle between the two crura of the anthelix. ... Synonym: fossa triangularis, fossa navicularis auriculae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa navicularis auris
Outmoded term for scapha. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa navicularis Cruveilhier
Synonym for scaphoid fossa ... A boat-shaped hollow. ... A longitudinal hollow on the posterior surface of the superior portion (root) of the medial pterygoid plate; it gives origin to the tensor veli palati muscle. ... Synonym: fossa scaphoidea ossis sphenoidalis, Cruveilhier's fossa, fossa navicularis Cruveilhier, scaphoid fossa of sphenoid bone. …

fossa navicularis urethrae
Synonym for navicular fossa of urethra ... The terminal dilated portion of the urethra in the glans penis. ... Synonym: fossa navicularis urethrae, fossa terminalis urethrae, Morgagni's fossa, Morgagni's fovea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa of anthelix
The depression on the medial surface of the auricle that corresponds to the anthelix. ... Synonym: fossa anthelicis, periconchal sulcus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa of ductus venosus
A wide groove located posteriorly on the undersurface of the foetal liver between the caudate and left lobes; it lodges the ductus venosus and becomes the fissure of the ligamentum venosum in the adult. ... Synonym: fossa ductus venosi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa of helix
Synonym for scapha ... 1. The longitudinal furrow between the helix and the antihelix of the auricle. ... Synonym: fossa of helix, scaphoid fossa. ... 2. Obsolete term for scaphoid fossa. ... Origin: L. Fr. G. Skaphe, skiff ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa of lacrimal gland
Synonym for lacrimal fossa ... A hollow in the orbital plate of the frontal bone, formed by the overhanging margin and zygomatic process, lodging the lacrimal gland. ... Synonym: fossa glandulae lacrimalis, fossa of lacrimal gland. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa of lacrimal sac
A fossa formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla, lodging the lacrimal sac. ... Synonym: fossa sacci lacrimalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa of lateral malleolus
A large rough depression on the medial aspect of the lower end of the fibula just behind the articular facet for the talus giving attachment to the posterior talofibular and the transverse tibiofibular ligaments. ... Synonym: fossa malleoli lateralis, digital fossa, fossa malleoli fibulae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa of Sylvius
Synonym for lateral cerebral fossa ... The deep depression of the basal surface of the forebrain that corresponds in position to the anterior perforated substance. Bounded medially by the optic tract and rostrally by the orbital surface of the frontal lobe, it extends laterally around the overhanging pole of the temporal lobe into the Sylvian fissur …

fossa of vestibule of vagina
The portion of the vestibule of the vagina between the frenulum of the labia minora and the posterior labial commissure of the vulva. ... Synonym: fossa vestibuli vaginae, fossa navicularis vestibulae vaginae, vestibular fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa olecrani
Synonym for olecranon fossa ... A hollow on the dorsum of the distal end of the humerus, just above the trochlea, in which the olecranon process of the ulna rests when the elbow is extended. ... Synonym: fossa olecrani, anconal fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa ovalis
An oval depression on the lower part of the septum of the right atrium; it is a vestige of the foramen ovale, and its floor corresponds to the septum primum of the foetal heart. ... Synonym: saphenous opening. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa ovarica
Synonym for ovarian fossa ... A depression in the parietal peritoneum of the pelvis; it is bounded in front by the obliterated umbilical artery, and behind by the ureter and the uterine vessels; it lodges the ovary. ... Synonym: fossa ovarica, Claudius' fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa parajejunalis
Synonym for parajejunal fossa ... A peritoneal fossa that has been seen in a few cases in which the jejunum has no mesentery but is attached to the posterior parietal peritoneum; the fossa begins at the point where the mesentery ends, and is seen on raising up the knuckle of free intestine. ... Synonym: Broesike's fossa, fossa parajejunalis, mesenter …

fossa paravesicalis
Synonym for paravesical fossa ... A peritoneal depression formed by the reflection of the peritoneum from the lateral pelvic wall onto the roof of the bladder; in the female, it is the lateral portion of the uterovesical pouch, separated from the pararectal pouch by the broad ligament. ... Synonym: fossa paravesicalis, paracystic pouch, paravesical p …

fossa poplitea
Synonym for popliteal fossa ... The diamond-shaped space posterior to the knee joint bounded superficially by the diverging biceps femoris and semimembranosus muscles above and inferiorly by the two heads of the gastrocnemius muscle; deeply, the fossa is bound superiorly by the diverging supracondylar lines of the femur and the soleal line of the ti …

fossa provesicalis
hartmann's pouch ...

fossa pterygoidea
Synonym for pterygoid fossa ... The fossa formed by the divergence posteriorly of the plates of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone; it lodges the origin of medial pterygoid and the tensor palati muscles. ... Synonym: fossa pterygoidea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa pterygopalatina
Synonym for pterygopalatine fossa ... Sphenomaxillary fossa, a small pyramidal space, housing the pterygopalatine ganglion, between the pterygoid process, the maxilla, and the palatine bone. ... Synonym: fossa pterygopalatina, Bichat's fossa, pterygomaxillary fossa, sphenomaxillary fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa radialis humeri
Synonym for radial fossa of humerus ... A shallow depression on the anterior aspect of the distal humerus, superior to the capitulum of the humerus and lateral to the coronoid fossa, in which the margin of the head of the radius rests when the elbow is in extreme flexion. ... Synonym: fossa radialis humeri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa retromandibularis
Synonym for retromandibular fossa ... The depression inferior to the auricle and posterior to the ramus and angle of the mandible. ... Synonym: fossa retromandibularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa rhomboidea
Synonym for rhomboid fossa ... The floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain, formed by the ventricular surface of the rhombencephalon. ... Synonym: fossa rhomboidea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa sacci lacrimalis
Synonym for fossa of lacrimal sac ... A fossa formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla, lodging the lacrimal sac. ... Synonym: fossa sacci lacrimalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa scaphoidea ossis sphenoidalis
Synonym for scaphoid fossa ... A boat-shaped hollow. ... A longitudinal hollow on the posterior surface of the superior portion (root) of the medial pterygoid plate; it gives origin to the tensor veli palati muscle. ... Synonym: fossa scaphoidea ossis sphenoidalis, Cruveilhier's fossa, fossa navicularis Cruveilhier, scaphoid fossa of sphenoid bone. …

fossa scarpae major
Synonym for femoral triangle ... A triangular space at the upper part of the thigh, bounded by the sartorius and adductor longus muscles and the inguinal ligament, with a floor formed laterally by the iliopsoas muscle and medially by the pectineus muscle; the branches of the femoral nerve are distributed within the femoral triangle; it is bisected b …

fossa subarcuata
Synonym for subarcuate fossa ... An irregular depression on the posterior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone just below its crest and above and lateral to the internal acoustic meatus. In the foetus, the flocculus of the cerebellum rests here; in the adult, a small vein enters the bone here. ... Synonym: fossa subarcuata, floccular f …

fossa submandibularis
Synonym for submandibular fossa ... The depression on the medial surface of the body of the mandible inferior to the mylohyoid line in which the submandibular gland is lodged. ... Synonym: fovea submandibularis, fossa submandibularis, fovea submaxillaris, submaxillary fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa subscapularis
Synonym for subscapular fossa ... The concave ventral aspect of the body of the scapula giving origin to the subscapularis muscle. ... Synonym: fossa subscapularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fossa supraclavicularis major
Synonym for supraclavicular triangle ... The triangle bounded by the clavicle, the omohyoid muscle, and the sternocleidomastoid muscle; it contains the subclavian artery and vein. ... Synonym: fossa supraclavicularis major, trigonum omoclaviculare, greater supraclavicular fossa, omoclavicular triangle, subclavian triangle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...