| Walther's canals | 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) |
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| Walther, August | <person> German anatomist, 1688-1746. See: Walther's dilator, Walther's canals, Walther's ducts, Walther's ganglion, Walther's plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Walther's dilator | A gently curved instrument that tapers to an increased diameter, used to dilate the female urethra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Walther's 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) |
| Walther's ganglion | The most inferior, unpaired ganglion of the sympathetic trunk; inconstant. Synonym: coccygeal ganglion, Walther's ganglion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Walther's plexus | <anatomy> The portion of the internal carotid plexus in the cavernous sinus. Synonym: plexus cavernosus, Walther's plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Muller, Walther | <person> 20th century German physicist. See: Geiger-Muller counter, Geiger-Muller tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nernst, Walther | <person> German physicist and Nobel laureate, 1864-1941. See: Nernst's equation, Nernst's theory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kruse, Walther | <person> German bacteriologist, 1864-1943. See: Kruse's brush, Shiga-Kruse bacillus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Flemming, Walther | <person> German anatomist, 1843-1905. See: intermediate body of Flemming, germinal centre of Flemming, Flemming's fixative, Flemming's triple stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alveolar canals | Canals in the body of the maxilla that transmit nerves and vessels from the alveolar foramina to the maxillary teeth. Synonym: canales alveolares, alveolodental canals, dental canals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alveolodental canals | Canals in the body of the maxilla that transmit nerves and vessels from the alveolar foramina to the maxillary teeth. Synonym: canales alveolares, alveolodental canals, dental canals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampulla of the saemicircular canals | A circumscribed dilation of one extremity of each of the three bony saemicircular canals, anterior, posterior, and lateral; each contains an ampulla of the saemicircular ducts. Synonym: ampulla ossea, osseous ampulla. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior saemicircular canals | The three bony tubes in the labyrinth of the ear within which the membranous saemicircular ducts are located; they lie in planes at right angles to each other and are known as anterior saemicircular canal, posterior saemicircular canal, and lateral saemicircular canal. Synonym: canales saemicirculares ossei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bony saemicircular canals | The three bony tubes in the labyrinth of the ear within which the membranous saemicircular ducts are located; they lie in planes at right angles to each other and are known as anterior saemicircular canal, posterior saemicircular canal, and lateral saemicircular canal. Synonym: canales saemicirculares ossei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Breschet's canals | Channels in the diploe that accommodate the diploic veins. Synonym: canales diploici, Breschet's canals. (05 Mar 2000) |