| ligamenta suspensoria mammae | Well developed retinacula cutis that extend from the fibrous stroma of the mammary gland to the overlying skin. Synonym: ligamenta suspensoria mammae, Cooper's ligaments, suspensory ligaments of Cooper. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| areola mammae | A circular pigmented area surrounding the nipple or papilla mammae; its surface is dotted with little projections due to the presence of areolar glands beneath. Synonym: areola mammae, areola papillaris, areola. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| papilla mammae | 1. <anatomy> The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap. 2. The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged. 3. Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the nipple of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and through which the fire passes to the charge. 4. <mechanics> A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end, for connecting two other fittings. Solder nipple, a short pipe, usually of brass, one end of which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the end of a lead pipe by soldering. Origin: Formerly neble, a dim. Of neb. See Neb, Nib. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| corpus mammae | The principal part of the breast, consisting of glandular tissue and its supporting fibrous tissue. It forms a conical mass converging toward the nipple and is surrounded by adipose tissue. Synonym: corpus mammae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta | Plural of ligamentum. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta alaria | Winglike lateral fringes or expansions of the plica synovialis infrapatellaris. Synonym: ligamenta alaria, plicae alares, alar ligaments, odontoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta annularia trachealia | The fibrous membranes that connect adjacent tracheal cartilages. Synonym: ligamenta annularia trachealia, ligamenta trachealia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta auricularia | The three ligaments that attach the auricle to the side of the head: anterior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare anterius), which extends from the root of the zygomatic process to the spine of the helix; posterior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare posterius), which extends from the mastoid process to the conchal eminence; superior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare superius), which extends from the superior margin of the osseous external acoustic meatus to the spine of the helix. Synonym: ligamenta auricularia, Valsalva's ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta capitulorum transversa | See: deep transverse metacarpal ligament, deep transverse metatarsal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta carpometacarpalia | The ligaments uniting the metacarpal and carpal bones. Synonym: ligamenta carpometacarpalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta cruciata digitorum | The fibres of the fibrous sheath of the fingers and toes which form X-shaped patterns over the region of the interphalangeal joints. Synonym: pars cruciformis vaginae fibrosae, crucial ligament, cruciform part of fibrous sheath, cruciform pulley, ligamenta cruciata digitorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta cruciata genus | <radiology> Anterior lateral fem condyle leading to tibial spine, posterior thicker than ACL, tears at tibial insertion, may avulse fragment (12 Dec 1998) |
| ligamenta cuneometatarsalia interossea | Ligaments that pass from the cuneiform bones to the metatarsals, the one from the first cuneiform to the second metatarsal being the strongest. Synonym: ligamenta cuneometatarsalia interossea, Lisfranc's ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta cuneonavicularia dorsalia | Several ligaments connecting the dorsal surface of the navicular with the three cuneiform bones. Synonym: ligamenta cuneonavicularia dorsalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta cuneonavicularia plantaria | Ligaments connecting the plantar surface of the navicular with the three cuneiform bones. Synonym: ligamenta cuneonavicularia plantaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta extracapsularia | Ligaments associated with a synovial joint but separate from and external to its articular capsule. Synonym: ligamenta extracapsularia. (05 Mar 2000) |