| Luschka's bursa | <anatomy> A cystic notochordal remnant found inconstantly in the posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the lower end of the pharyngeal tonsil. Synonym: bursa pharyngea, Luschka's bursa, Tornwaldt's cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| foramen of Luschka | One of the two lateral openings of the fourth ventricle into the subarachnoid space at the cerebellopontine angle. Synonym: apertura lateralis ventriculi quarti, foramen lateralis ventriculi quarti, foramen of Key-Retzius, foramen of Luschka, Retzius' foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Luschka, Hubert | <person> German anatomist, 1820-1875. See: Luschka's bursa, Luschka's cartilage, Luschka's ducts, Luschka's gland, Luschka's cystic glands, Luschka's joints, Luschka's ligaments, Luschka's sinus, Luschka's tonsil, foramen of Luschka. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Luschka's cartilage | A small cartilaginous nodule sometimes found in the anterior portion of the vocal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Luschka's cystic glands | Small, mucous, tubuloalveolar glands in the mucosa of the larger bile ducts and especially in the neck of the gallbladder. Synonym: glandulae mucosae biliosae, Luschka's cystic glands, Theile's glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Luschka's ducts | Glandlike tubular structures in the wall of the gallbladder, especially in the part covered with peritoneum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Luschka's gland | Former name for corpus coccygeum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Luschka's joints | Small synovial joint's between adjacent lateral lips of the bodies of the lower cervical vertebrae. Synonym: Luschka's joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Luschka's ligaments | <anatomy> Fibrous bands that pass from the pericardium to the sternum. Synonym: ligamenta sternopericardiaca, Lannelongue's ligaments, Luschka's ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Luschka's tonsil | A collection of more or less closely aggregated lymphoid nodules on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx, the hypertrophy of which constitutes the morbid condition called adenoids. Synonym: tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea, Luschka's gland, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Achilles bursa | Bursa between the tendo calcaneus and the upper part of the posterior surface of the calcaneum. Synonym: bursa tendinis calcanei, bursa achillis, Achilles bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adventitious bursa | <anatomy> A bursa-like cyst formed between two parts as a result of friction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anserine bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the tibial collateral ligament of the knee joint and the tendons of the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus muscles. Synonym: bursa anserina, tibial intertendinous bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior tibial bursa | <anatomy> The small bursa between the medial surface of the medial cuneiform bone and the tendon of the tibialis anterior. Synonym: bursa subtendinea musculi tibialis anterioris, anterior tibial bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicipitoradial bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the tendon of the biceps brachii muscle and the anterior part of the tuberosity of the radius. Synonym: bursa bicipitoradialis. (05 Mar 2000) |