| carina | 1. In man, a term applied or applicable to several anatomical structures forming a projecting central ridge. 2. That portion of the sternum in a bird, bat, or mole that serves as the origin of the pectoral muscles; it is not found in flightless birds and most mammals. Origin: L. The keel of a boat (05 Mar 2000) |
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| carina fornicis | A ridge running along the undersurface of the fornix of the brain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carina of trachea | The ridge separating the openings of the right and left main bronchi at their junction with the trachea. Synonym: carina tracheae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carina tracheae | The ridge separating the openings of the right and left main bronchi at their junction with the trachea. Synonym: carina tracheae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carina urethralis vaginae | The lower part of the anterior column of the vagina, in relation with the urethra. Synonym: carina urethralis vaginae, carina vaginae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carina vaginae | The lower part of the anterior column of the vagina, in relation with the urethra. Synonym: carina urethralis vaginae, carina vaginae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carinactivase | <enzyme> Prothrombin activator isolated from venom of echis carinatus Pharmacological action: fibrinolytic agents Registry number: EC 3.4.24.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| carinal lymph nodes | Several large lymph nodes inferior to the tracheal bifurcation; they receive afferents from the bronchopulmonary nodes and the heart, and send efferents to the superior tracheobronchial and tracheal nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici tracheobronchiales inferiores, bifurcation lymph nodes, carinal lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carinate | Shaped like a ridge, or having a structure so shaped. (09 Oct 1997) |
| carinate abdomen | A sloping of the sides with prominence of the central line of the abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urethral carina of vagina | The lower part of the anterior column of the vagina, in relation with the urethra. Synonym: carina urethralis vaginae, carina vaginae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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