| diaphragma sellae | A fold of dura mater extending transversely across the sella turcica and roofing over the hypophyseal fossa; it is perforated in its centre for the passage of the infundibulum. Synonym: diaphragma sellae, diaphragm sellae, tentorium of hypophysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| musculus diaphragma | <anatomy> The thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen. (12 May 1997) |
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| diaphragma | 1. A thin partition separating adjacent regions. Synonym: diaphragm. Origin: G. Diaphragma, a partition wall, midriff (05 Mar 2000) |
| diaphragma pelvis | Diaphragm of pelvis, the paired levator ani and coccygeus muscles together with the fascia above and below them. Synonym: diaphragma pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diaphragma urogenitale | A triangular sheet of muscle between the ischiopubic rami; composed of the sphincter urethrae, and the deep transverse perineal muscles. Synonym: diaphragma urogenitale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diaphragm sellae | A fold of dura mater extending transversely across the sella turcica and roofing over the hypophyseal fossa; it is perforated in its centre for the passage of the infundibulum. Synonym: diaphragma sellae, diaphragm sellae, tentorium of hypophysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsum sellae | A square portion of bone on the body of the sphenoid posterior to the sella turcica or hypophysial fossa. Synonym: dorsum ephippii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum sellae | The slight elevation in front of the pituitary fossa (sella turcica) on the body of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: tubercle of saddle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foramen diaphragmatis sellae | <anatomy> A hole in the centre of the diaphragm of the sella turcica giving passage to the infundibulum of the hypothalamus. (05 Mar 2000) |