| Marshall's vestigial fold | A pericardial fold lying between the left oblique vein of the atrium and the left superior pulmonary vein containing the obliterated remains of the left superior vena cava. Synonym: plica venae cavae sinistrae, Marshall's vestigial fold, vestigial fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Marshall, Don | <person> U.S. Ophthalmologist, *1905. See: Marshall syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Marshall, Eli | <person> U.S. Pharmacologist, 1889-1966. See: Marshall's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Marshall, John | <person> English anatomist, 1818-1891. See: Marshall's vestigial fold, Marshall's oblique vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz operation | An operation for urinary stress incontinence, performed retropubically. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Marshall-Marchetti test | Manual deviation of bladder neck during strain or cough to ascertain presence of stress urinary incontinence. Synonym: Bonney test, Marshall-Marchetti test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Marshall's method | A quantitative procedure for estimating free and conjugated sulfanilamide in body fluids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Marshall's oblique vein | A small vein on the posterior wall of the left atrium which merges with the great cardiac vein to form the coronary sinus; it is developed from the left common cardinal vein, and occasionally persists as a left superior vena cava. Synonym: vena obliqua atrii sinistri, Marshall's oblique vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Marshall syndrome | <syndrome> Syndrome of mid-face hypoplasia, cataract, sensorineural hearing loss, and hypohidrosis. It is disputed whether this syndrome is distinct from Stickler's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Marshall test | Manual deviation of bladder neck during strain or cough to ascertain presence of stress urinary incontinence. Synonym: Bonney test, Marshall-Marchetti test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Marshall, Victor | <person> U.S. Urologist, *1913. See: Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic fold | A fold of amniotic membrane enclosing the yolk stalk and extending from the point of insertion of the umbilical cord to the yolk sac; in reptiles and birds it is the reflected edge of the amnion where it folds over to cover the embryo during early development. Synonym: Schultze's fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior axillary fold | Bounds axilla anteriorly; formed by skin and fascia overlying inferior border of pectoralis major muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aryepiglottic fold | A prominent fold of mucous membrane stretching between the lateral margin of the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage on either side; it encloses the aryepiglottic muscle. Synonym: plica aryepiglottica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axillary fold | One of the folds of skin and muscular tissue bounding the axilla anteriorly and posteriorly. Synonym: plica axillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |