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

anterior cerebral artery
<anatomy, artery> One of the two terminal branches (with middle cerebral artery) of the internal carotid; it passes anterior, loops around the genu of the corpus callosum then posteriorly in the interhemispheric fissure along with its fellow of the opposite side, the two being joined by the anterior communicating artery; for descriptive purpo …

anterior cerebral vein
<anatomy, vein> A small vein that parallels the anterior cerebral artery and drains into the basal vein. ... Synonym: vena cerebri anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior chamber
The space in the eye, filled with aqueous humor, bounded anteriorly by the cornea and a small portion of the sclera and posteriorly by a small portion of the ciliary body, the iris, and that part of the crystalline lens which presents through the pupil. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

anterior chamber cleavage syndrome
<syndrome> A congenital disorder originating from faulty separation of embryonic structures; it results in bilateral central corneal opacities, with an anterior ring attachment of the iridic pupillary border and anterior polar cataracts; associated with short-limbed dwarfism; autosomal dominant inheritance. ... See: iridocorneal endothelial sy …

anterior chamber of eye
The space between the cornea anteriorly and the iris/pupil posteriorly, filled with a watery fluid (aqueous humor) and communicating through the pupil with the posterior chamber. ... Synonym: camera anterior bulbi, camera oculi anterior, camera oculi major. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior chamber trabecula
Tissue at the angle of the anterior chamber through which aqueous humor exits from the eye. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior choroidal artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, internal carotid or (rarely) middle cerebral artery; distribution, optic tract, crus cerebri, uncus, hippocampus, globus pallidus, posterior part of internal capsule, geniculate bodies of the thalamus, and choroid plexus in the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle. ... Synonym: arteria choroidea anterior. ... (05 Mar …

anterior choroiditis
Disseminated choroiditis restricted to peripheral choroid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior ciliary artery
<anatomy, artery> One of several arteries derived from muscular branches of the ophthalmic which perforate the anterior part of the sclera and anastomose with posterior ciliary arteries. ... Synonym: arteria ciliaris anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior circumflex humeral artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, shoulder joint and biceps muscle; anastomoses, posterior circumflex humeral artery. ... Synonym: arteria circumflexa humeri anterior, anterior humeral circumflex artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior clear space
Synonym for retrosternal space ... On lateral chest radiographs, the region dorsal to the sternum and ventral to the ascending aorta. ... Synonym: anterior clear space. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior column
The pronounced, ventrally oriented ridge of gray matter in each half of the spinal cord; it corresponds to the anterior or ventral horn appearing in transverse sections of the cord, and contains the motor neurons innervating the skeletal musculature of the trunk, neck, and extremities. ... See: gray columns. ... Synonym: columna anterior. ... (05 Mar …

anterior commissure
A round bundle of nerve fibres that crosses the midline of the brain near the anterior limit of the third ventricle. It consists of a smaller anterior part, the fibres of which pass in part to the olfactory bulbs, and a larger posterior part, which interconnects the left and right temporal lobes. ... Synonym: commissura anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) …

anterior communicating artery
<anatomy, artery> A short vessel joining the two anterior cerebral arteries and completing the cerebral arterial circle (circle of Willis) anteriorly. ... Synonym: arteria communicans anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior compartment syndrome
<syndrome> Rapid swelling, increased tension, pain, and ischemic necrosis of the muscles of the anterior tibial compartment of the leg, often following excessive exertion. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

anterior component of force
A force operating to move teeth anteriorly. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior condyloid foramen
Synonym for hypoglossal canal ... The canal through which the hypoglossal nerve emerges from the skull. ... Synonym: canalis hypoglossalis, anterior condyloid canal of occipital bone, anterior condyloid foramen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior conjunctival artery
<anatomy, artery> One of a number of small branches of the anterior ciliary arteries that supplies the conjunctiva. ... Synonym: arteria conjunctivalis anterior, conjunctival arteries. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior coronary plexus
The part of the cardiac plexus that accompanies the coronary arteries on the anterior aspect of the heart. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior corticospinal tract
Synonym for anterior pyramidal tract ... Uncrossed fibres forming a small bundle in the pyramidal tract. ... See: pyramidal tract. ... Synonym: tractus corticospinalis anterior, tractus pyramidalis anterior, anterior corticospinal tract, anterior pyramidal fasciculus, direct pyramidal tract, fasciculus corticospinalis anterior, fasciculus pyramidalis …

anterior costotransverse ligament
Synonym for superior costotransverse ligament ... <anatomy> The fibrous band that extends upward from the neck of a rib to the transverse process of the next higher vertebra. ... Synonym: ligamentum costotransversarium superius, anterior costotransverse ligament, ligamentum costotransversarium anterius. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior cranial base
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) ...

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) ...

anterior cruciate ligament
<anatomy> A ligament that stabilises the knee joint. ... <orthopaedics> A common type of knee sprain which involves injury to the anterior cruciate ligament. The knee with an anterior cruciate ligament injury will usually appear swollen and tender. ... Reconstruction of the ligament is possible using a fibreoptic procedure, known as arthr …

anterior crural nerve
Synonym for femoral nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> A nerve originating in the lumbar spinal cord (usually l2 to l4) and traveling through the lumbar plexus to provide motor innervation to extensors of the thigh and sensory innervation to parts of the thigh, lower leg, and foot, and to the hip and knee joints. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

anterior crural region
Synonym for anterior region of leg ... The anterior surface of the inferior limb between the knee and the ankle. ... Synonym: facies cruralis anterior, regio cruralis anterior, anterior crural region, anterior surface of leg, facies anterior cruris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior crus of stapes
The anterior of the two delicate curving limbs of the stapes that pass from the head of the bone to the base or footplate. ... Synonym: crus anterius stapedis, anterior limb of stapes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior cubital region
Synonym for anterior region of elbow ... The area in front of the elbow, including the cubital fossa. ... Synonym: facies cubitalis anterior, regio cubitalis anterior, anterior cubital region, anterior surface of elbow. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior curvature
Curvature in which a more distal or cephalad part is deviated anteriorly with respect to the coronal anatomic plane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior deep cervical lymph nodes
The lymph nodes near the larynx, trachea, and thyroid gland. ... Synonym: nodi lymphatici cervicales anteriores profundi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior descending artery
Synonym for anterior interventricular artery ... <anatomy, artery> Anterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery. Terminal branch (with circumflex coronary artery) of left coronary artery; descends in anterior interventricular groove to apex, anastomosing with posterior interventricular artery. Supplies most of sternal aspect of ven …

anterior drawer test
<investigation> This test is performed with the patient lying on their back with there knee in 90 degrees of flexion with the foot resting firmly on the table. The examiner grasps the top portion of the shin with both hands, positioning the thumbs on either tibial condyle. Stabilising the foot the examiner places pressure slowly on the proxim …

anterior elastic layer
Synonym for anterior limiting layer of cornea ... A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um thick, lying between the basal lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea; considered to be a basement membrane. ... Synonym: lamina limitans anterior corneae, anterior elastic layer, Bowman's membran …

anterior embryotoxon
Synonym for arcus cornealis ... An opaque, grayish ring at the periphery of the cornea just within the sclerocorneal junction, of frequent occurrence in the aged; it results from a deposit of fatty granules in, or hyaline degeneration of, the lamellae and cells of the cornea. ... Synonym: anterior embryotoxon, arcus adiposus, arcus juvenilis, arcus l …

anterior epithelium of cornea
The stratified squamous epithelium covering the outer surface of the cornea; it is smooth, consists usually of five layers of cells, and contains numerous free nerve endings. ... Synonym: epithelium anterius corneae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior ethmoidal air cells
The anterior group of air cells of the ethmoidal sinus's; each sinus communicates with the middle meatus of the nasal cavity. ... Synonym: sinus ethmoidales anteriores, anterior cells, anterior sinuses, cellulae anteriores. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior ethmoidal artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, ophthalmic; distribution, cerebral membranes in anterior cranial fossa, anterior ethmoidal cells, frontal sinus, anterior upper part of nasal mucous membrane, skin of dorsum of nose. ... Synonym: arteria ethmoidalis anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior ethmoidal nerve
<anatomy, nerve> A branch of the nasociliary nerve; passes through anterior ethmoidal foramen on superomedial wall of orbit into cranial cavity, giving rise to anterior meningeal nerves, then passes through cribriform plates into nasal cavity, supplying anterosuperior nasal mucosa. ... Synonym: nervus ethmoidalis anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior extremity
Specifically, the anterior end of the spleen (extremitas anterior splenis ). ... Synonym: extremitas anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior eye segment
That part of the eyeball anterior to the lens. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

anterior facial vein
Synonym for facial vein ... <anatomy, vein> A continuation of the angular vein at the medial angle of the eye. It passes diagonally downward and outward, joining with the retromandibular vein below the border of the lower jaw before emptying into the internal jugular vein. ... Synonym: anterior facial vein, vena facialis anterior, vena facialis …

anterior femoral cutaneous nerves
Anterior cutaneous branches of femoral nerve; supplies distal 3/4 of skin and superficial fascia of anterior and medial thigh. ... Synonym: rami cutanei anteriores nervi femoralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior focal point
The point where parallel rays from the retina are focused. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior fontanel
A diamond-shaped membranous interval at the junction of the coronal, sagittal, and metopic sutures where the frontal angles of the parietal bones meet the two ununited halves of the frontal bone. ... Synonym: fonticulus anterior, bregmatic fontanel, frontal fontanel. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior fovea
Synonym for superior fovea ... A slight depression in the limiting sulcus on either side of the rhomboidal fossa, above the medullary striae and lateral to the facial colliculus. ... Synonym: fovea superior, anterior fovea, fovea anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior funiculus
Anterior white column of spinal cord, a column or bundle of white matter on either side of the anterior median fissure, between that and the anterolateral sulcus. ... Synonym: funiculus anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior gray column
Synonym for central and lateral intermediate substance ... The central gray matter of the spinal cord surrounding the central canal. ... Synonym: substantia intermedia centralis et lateralis, anterior gray column, Stilling's gelatinous substance, substantia gelatinosa centralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior ground bundle
Synonym for fasciculus anterior proprius ... The ground bundle of the anterior column of the spinal cord. ... See: fasciculi proprii. ... Synonym: anterior ground bundle. ... Origin: L. Dim. Of fascis, bundle ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior guide
Synonym for incisal guide ... In dentistry, that part of an articulator on which the anterior guide pin rests to maintain the vertical dimension of occlusion and the incisal guide angle as established by the incisal guidance; may be adjustable, with a superior surface that may be changed to provide variations in the incisal guide angle, or customise …

anterior horn
The anterior or frontal division of the lateral ventricle of the brain, extending forward from Monro's interventricular foramen. ... See: lateral ventricle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior horn cell
Synonym for motor neuron ... Synonym for motoneuron. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

anterior horn cells
Motor neurons in the anterior (ventral) horn of the spinal cord which project to skeletal muscles. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

anterior humeral circumflex artery
Synonym for anterior circumflex humeral artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, shoulder joint and biceps muscle; anastomoses, posterior circumflex humeral artery. ... Synonym: arteria circumflexa humeri anterior, anterior humeral circumflex artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior hypothalamic region
The rostral portion of the hypothalamus that includes preoptic, supraoptic, paraventricular and anterior hypothalamic nuclei; the hypothalamic structures located internally in the general area of the optic chiasm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior inferior cerebellar artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, basilar; distribution, lower surface of lateral lobes of cerebellum, choroid plexus in cerebellopontine angle; anastomoses, posterior inferior cerebellar; usual source of labyrinthine artery. ... Synonym: arteria cerebelli inferior anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior inferior iliac spine
Spine on the anterior border of the ilium between the anterior superior iliac spine and the acetabulum; site of origin for the direct head of the rectus femoris muscle. ... Synonym: spina iliaca anterior inferior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior inferior segment
Anterior inferior segment of kidney. ... Synonym: segmentum anterius inferius. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior intercostal arteries
One of the arteries supplying the anterior portions of the intercostal spaces of the thoracic wall. Anterior intercostal arteries 1-6 arise as branches of the internal thoracic artery; 7-11 arise as branches of the musculophrenic artery. ... Synonym: rami intercostales anteriores, rami intercostalis anteriores arteria thoracica interna. ... (05 Mar 2 …

anterior intercostal veins
Tributaries to the musculophrenic or internal thoracic veins from the anterior portions of intercostal spaces. ... Synonym: venae intercostales anteriores. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior intermediate groove
Synonym for anterior intermediate sulcus ... A furrow occasionally seen in the adult between the anterior median fissure and the anterior lateral sulcus of the spinal cord but usually present only in the foetus. It indicates the lateral border of the anterior corticospinal fasciculus. ... Synonym: anterior intermediate groove, sulcus intermedius ante …

anterior intermediate sulcus
A furrow occasionally seen in the adult between the anterior median fissure and the anterior lateral sulcus of the spinal cord but usually present only in the foetus. It indicates the lateral border of the anterior corticospinal fasciculus. ... Synonym: anterior intermediate groove, sulcus intermedius anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior interosseous artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, common interosseous; distribution, deep parts of the forearm anteriorly; anastomoses, posterior interosseous. ... Synonym: arteria interossea anterior, arteria interossea volaris, volar interosseous artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior interosseous nerve
<anatomy, nerve> A branch of the median arising in elbow region, running on interosseous membrane, supplying the flexor pollicis longus, part of flexor digitorum profundus and the pronator quadratus muscles, as well as radiocarpal and intercarpal joints. ... Synonym: nervus interosseus anterior, ramus profundus nervi radialis, nervus antebrach …

anterior interventricular artery
<anatomy, artery> Anterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery. Terminal branch (with circumflex coronary artery) of left coronary artery; descends in anterior interventricular groove to apex, anastomosing with posterior interventricular artery. Supplies most of sternal aspect of ventricles and anterior two-thirds of interventricu …

anterior interventricular groove
A groove on the anterosuperior surface of the heart, marking the location of the septum between the two ventricles. ... Synonym: sulcus interventricularis anterior, crena cordis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior intestinal portal
Synonym for fovea cardiaca ... Anterior intestinal portal; the opening of the foregut into the midgut. ... See: epigastric fossa. ... Synonym: anterior intestinal portal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior intraoccipital joint
Synonym for anterior intraoccipital synchondrosis ... Cartilaginous union in the newborn between the lateral and the basilar portions of the occipital bone. ... Synonym: synchondrosis intraoccipitalis anterior, anterior intraoccipital joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior jugular lymph nodes
Nodes of the lateral deep cervical group located anterior to the internal jugular vein; two nodes are specifically named: the jugulodigastric lymph node and the jugulo-omohyoid lymph node. ... Synonym: nodi lymphatici jugulares anteriores. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior jugular vein
<anatomy, vein> It arises below the chin from veins draining the lower lip and mental region, descends the anterior portion of the neck superficially, and terminates in the external jugular vein at the lateral border of the scalenus anterior muscle. ... Synonym: vena jugularis anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior junction line
Radiographic projection of the mediastinal tissue septum between the upper lobes behind the sternum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior knee region
The anterior region of the knee. ... Synonym: regio genus anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior labial arteries
The anterior labial branches, branches of the external pudendal artery to the labium majus. ... Synonym: rami labiales anteriores arteriae pudendae externae, arteriae labiales anteriores. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior labial commissure
The junction of the labia majora anteriorly at the mons pubis. ... Synonym: commissura labiorum anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior labial nerves
Branches of the ilioinguinal nerve distributed to the labia majora, mons pubis and adjacent thigh. ... Synonym: nervi labiales anteriores. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior labial veins
Tributaries of the femoral or external pudendal veins draining the mons pubis and anterior labia majora. ... Synonym: venae labiales anteriores. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior lacrimal crest
A vertical ridge on the lateral surface of the frontal process of the maxilla that forms part of the medial rim of the orbit. ... Synonym: crista lacrimalis anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior lateral malleolar artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, anterior tibial; distribution, ankle joint; anastomoses, peroneal, lateral tarsal. ... Synonym: arteria malleolaris anterior lateralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior ligament of head of fibula
A ligament uniting the anterior part of the head of the fibula to the tibia. ... Synonym: ligamentum capitis fibulae anterius. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior ligament of Helmholtz
See: anterior ligament of malleus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior ligament of malleus
Consists of two portions: Meckel's band, passing from the base of the anterior process to the spine of the sphenoid through the petrotympanic fissure; and the anterior ligament of Helmholtz, extending from the anterior aspect of the neck of the malleus to the anterior boundary of the tympanic notch. ... Synonym: ligamentum mallei anterius. ... (05 Ma …

anterior limb of internal capsule
The portion of the internal capsule between the head of the caudate nucleus and the putamen; it lies anterior to the genu of the internal capsule. ... Synonym: crus anterius capsulae internae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior limb of stapes
Synonym for anterior crus of stapes ... The anterior of the two delicate curving limbs of the stapes that pass from the head of the bone to the base or footplate. ... Synonym: crus anterius stapedis, anterior limb of stapes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior limiting layer of cornea
A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um thick, lying between the basal lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea; considered to be a basement membrane. ... Synonym: lamina limitans anterior corneae, anterior elastic layer, Bowman's membrane, lamina elastica anterior, limiting layers of c …

anterior limiting ring
The periphery of the cornea marking the termination of Descemet's membrane and the anterior border of the trabecular meshwork; an important landmark in gonioscopy. ... Synonym: Schwalbe's ring. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior lingual gland
One of the small mixed glands deeply placed near the apex of the tongue on each side of the frenulum. ... Synonym: glandula lingualis anterior, apical gland, Bauhin's gland, Blandin's gland, Nuhn's gland. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior lip of uterine os
The portion of the vaginal part of the uterine cervix that bounds the ostium anteriorly intervening between the ostium and the anterior vaginal fornix. It is slightly shorter than labium posterius. ... Synonym: labium anterius ostii uteri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior lobe of hypophysis
An alternate term for adenohypophysis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior longitudinal ligament
<anatomy> The wide fibrous band interconnecting the anterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies. ... Synonym: lacertus medius, ligamentum longitudinale anterius. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior lunate lobule
Synonym for superior semilunar lobule ... The part of the superior surface of the cerebellar hemisphere lying rostral to the horizontal fissure, and adjoining the folium of the vermis. ... Synonym: lobulus semilunaris superior, anterior lunate lobule, crus I. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior margin
Synonym for anterior border ... The ventral or most forward margin of a structure. ... Synonym: anterior margin, ventral border. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior medial malleolar artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, anterior tibial; distribution, ankle joint and neighboring integument; anastomoses, branches of posterior tibial. ... Synonym: arteria malleolaris anterior medialis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior median line
The line of intersection of the midsagittal plane with the anterior surface of the body. ... Synonym: linea mediana anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior mediastinal arteries
Synonym for mediastinal branches of internal thoracic artery ... <anatomy, artery> Small twigs supplying anterior mediastinal structures: mainly thymus and lymph nodes. ... Synonym: rami mediastinales arteriae thoracicae internae, rami thymici, anterior mediastinal arteries, arteriae thymicae, thymic arteries. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior mediastinal lymph nodes
Located in the superior mediastinum in relation to the great vessels, these nodes receive lymph from the thymus, pericardium and right side of the heart; their efferent vessels join those of the tracheal nodes to form the bronchomediastinal trunks. ... Synonym: nodi lymphatici mediastinales anteriores. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior mediastinotomy
Synonym for Chamberlain procedure ... A limited left anterior thoracostomy for biopsy of the mediastinal nodes out of reach by cervical mediastinoscopy. ... Synonym: anterior mediastinotomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior mediastinum
Anterior mediastinum, the narrow region between the pericardium and the sternum containing the thymus or its remnants, some lymph nodes and vessels and branches of the internal thoracic artery. ... Synonym: mediastinum anterius. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior medullary velum
Synonym for superior medullary velum ... The thin layer of white matter stretching between the two superior cerebellar peduncles, forming the roof of the superior recess of the fourth ventricle. ... Synonym: velum medullare superius, anterior medullary velum, Vieussens' valve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior megalophthalmos
Synonym for keratoglobus ... Congenital anomaly consisting of an enlarged anterior segment of the eye. ... Synonym: anterior megalophthalmos, megalocornea. ... Origin: kerato-+ L. Globus, ball ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior meningeal artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, anterior ethmoidal; distribution, meninges in anterior cranial fossa; anastomoses, branches of middle meningeal and meningeal branches of internal carotid and lacrimal. ... Synonym: arteria meningea anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

anterior meniscofemoral ligament
<anatomy> The ligamentous band that passes anterior to the posterior cruciate ligament, extending between the posterior portion of the lateral meniscus and the upper end of the anterior cruciate ligament. ... Synonym: ligamentum meniscofemorale anterius, Humphry's ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...