| vasa recta | Straight vessels into which the efferent arteriole of the juxtamedullary glomeruli breaks up; they form a leash of vessels which, arising at the bases of the pyramids, run through the renal medulla toward the apex of each pyramid, then reverse direction in a hairpin turn, and run straight back again toward the base of the pyramid as venae rectae. Synonym: straight seminiferous tubule. Synonym: arteriolae rectae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pars recta musculi cricothyroidei | cricothyroid muscle |
| conjugata | Conjugate diameters of the pelvis. See: conjugate. Origin: L. Fem. Of conjugatus, pp. Of con-jugo, to join together (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjugata diagonalis | The anteroposterior dimension of the inlet that measures the clinical distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the lower margin of the symphysis pubica. Synonym: conjugata diagonalis, diagonal conjugate diameter, false conjugate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjugata vera | Distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the upper posterior edge of the pubic symphysis. Synonym: anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet, conjugata vera, conjugate axis, conjugate diameter of pelvic inlet, diameter mediana, internal conjugate, true conjugate. (05 Mar 2000) |