Clivus (Latin for `slope`, `rise`) can refer to ...
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[anatomy] The clivus (Latin for `slope`) is a part of the cranium, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellæ that slopes obliquely backward. It forms a gradual sloping process at the anterior most portion of the basilar occipital bone at its junction with the sphenoid bone. On axial planes, it sits just posterior to the sphenoid sinuses...
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1. A downward sloping surface. ... 2. The sloping surface from the dorsum sellae to the foramen magnum composed of part of the body of the sphenoid and part of the basal part of the occipital bone. ... Synonym: Blumenbach's clivus. ... Origin: L. Slope ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(kli´vәs) a bony surface in the surface of the posterior cranial fossa sloping upward from the foramen magnum to the dorsum sellae.
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A triangular bone, that slopes upward from the foramen magnum to the dorsum sellae, in the posterior cranial fossa. ( clivus = "wedge" or "slide")
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Type: Term Pronunciation: klī′vŭs, -vē Definitions: 1. A downward sloping surface. 2. The sloping surface from the dorsum sellae to the foramen magnum composed of part of the body of the sphenoid and part of the basal part of the occipital bone. Synonyms: Blumenbach clivus
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Latin = slope (cf. declivity).
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