| Ecker's fissure | A fissure between the petrous part of the temporal bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone that extends anteromedially from the jugular foramen; includes the jugular foramem (at its posterior end). Synonym: fissura petro-occipitalis, Ecker's fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Ecker, Alexander | <person> German anatomist, 1816-1887. See: Ecker's fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ecker, Enrique | <person> U.S. Bacteriologist, 1887-1966. See: Rees-Ecker fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rees-Ecker fluid | An aqueous solution of sodium citrate, sucrose, and brilliant cresyl blue used in platelet counts. (05 Mar 2000) |
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