| Rivinus' notch | The notch in the superior part of the tympanic ring bridged by the flaccid part of the tympanic membrane. Synonym: incisura tympanica, incisura rivini, Rivinus' incisure, Rivinus' notch, tympanic incisure. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Rivinus, August | <person> German anatomist, 1652-1723. See: Rivinus' canals, Rivinus' ducts, Rivinus' gland, Rivinus' incisure, Rivinus' membrane, Rivinus' notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Rivinus' canals | See: major sublingual duct, minor sublingual ducts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rivinus' ducts | From 8 to 20 small ducts of the sublingual salivary gland that open into the mouth on the surface of the sublingual fold; a few join the submandibular ducts. Synonym: ductus sublinguales minores, Rivinus' ducts, Walther's canals, Walther's ducts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rivinus' gland | The smallest of the three major salivary glands. It is located. It lies under the floor of the mouth close to the midline. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Rivinus' incisure | The notch in the superior part of the tympanic ring bridged by the flaccid part of the tympanic membrane. Synonym: incisura tympanica, incisura rivini, Rivinus' incisure, Rivinus' notch, tympanic incisure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rivinus' membrane | Triangular loose part of tympanic membrane between the malleolar folds. Synonym: pars flaccida membranae tympani, flaccid membrane, membrana flaccida, Rivinus' membrane, Shrapnell's membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetabular notch | A gap in the inferior the margin of the acetabulum. Synonym: incisura acetabuli, cotyloid notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angular notch | A sharp angular depression in the lesser curvature of the stomach at the junction of the body with the pyloric canal. Synonym: incisura angularis, sulcus angularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antegonial notch | The highest point of the notch or concavity of the lower border of the ramus where it joins the body of the mandible. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior cerebellar notch | A wide, shallow notch on the anterior surface of the cerebellum occupied laterally by the superior cerebellar peduncles and the inferior quadrigeminal bodies medially. Synonym: anterior notch of cerebellum, incisura cerebelli anterior, semilunar notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior notch of cerebellum | A wide, shallow notch on the anterior surface of the cerebellum occupied laterally by the superior cerebellar peduncles and the inferior quadrigeminal bodies medially. Synonym: anterior notch of cerebellum, incisura cerebelli anterior, semilunar notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior notch of ear | A notch between the supratragic tubercle and the crus of the helix. Synonym: incisura anterior auris, anterior auricular groove, auricular notch, sulcus auriculae anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aortic notch | The notch in a sphygmographic tracing caused by rebound following closure of the aortic valves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular notch | A notch between the supratragic tubercle and the crus of the helix. Synonym: incisura anterior auris, anterior auricular groove, auricular notch, sulcus auriculae anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiac notch | A deep notch between the oesophagus and fundus of the stomach. Synonym: incisura cardiaca. (05 Mar 2000) |