| inscriptio tendinea | tendinous intersection |
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| inscriptio | Synonym: inscription. Origin: L. Fr. In-scribo, pp. -scriptus, to write on (05 Mar 2000) |
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| macula tendinea | Gray-white or white, rounded or irregularly shaped, slightly opaque patches or spots that are sometimes observed postmortem in the epicardium, especially in middle-aged or older persons; they result from fibrous thickening, and sometimes hyalinization, of the epicardium; similar lesions may also occur in the visceral layer of the peritoneum. Synonym: macula lactea, macula tendinea, tache blanche, tache laiteuse, tendinous spot, white spot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intersectio tendinea | tendinous intersection |