| medulla ossium flava | Bone marrow in which the meshes of the reticular network are filled with fat. Synonym: medulla ossium flava. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| medulla ossium | <haematology> The soft, spongy tissue found in the centre of most large bones that produces the cellular components of blood: white cells, red cells and platelets (haemopoiesis). It is also the most radiation sensitive tissue of the body. (12 May 1997) |
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| medulla ossium rubra | Bone marrow in which the meshes contain the developmental stages of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and megakaryocytes. Synonym: medulla ossium rubra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macula flava | A yellowish spot at the anterior extremity of the rima glottidis where the two vocal folds join. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Neisseria flava | A species found in the mucous membranes of the human respiratory tract; easily confused with Neisseria meningitidis. Synonym: Neisseria subflava. (05 Mar 2000) |
| substantia compacta ossium | The compact, noncancellous portion of bone that consists largely of concentric lamellar osteons and interstitial lamellae. Synonym: substantia compacta, compact substance, substantia compacta ossium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| juncturae ossium | Alternative name for articulationes. See: articulatio. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina internal ossium cranii | The inner table of one of the cranial bones; it is more compact and harder than the outer table. Synonym: lamina internal ossium cranii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adrenal medulla | The inner part of the adrenal gland; it synthesises, stores and releases catecholamines. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior column of medulla oblongata | An elongated, white prominence on the ventral surface of the medulla oblongata on either side along the anterior median fissure, corresponding to the pyramidal tract. Synonym: pyramis medullae oblongatae, anterior column of medulla oblongata, anterior pyramid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata | The longitudinal groove in the midline of the anterior aspect of the medulla oblongata; it is the medullary equivalent of the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord and ends at the foramen caecum posterius; its caudal part is obliterated by the decussation of the pyramids. Synonym: fissura mediana anterior medullae oblongatae, anteromedian groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| veins of medulla oblongata | Several veins draining the medulla oblongata; they are tributaries of the anterior spinal vein and the petrosal vein. Synonym: veins of medulla oblongata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gigantocellular nucleus of medulla oblongata | One of the three major nuclei of the reticular formation of the brainstem. Synonym: nucleus gigantocellularis medullae oblongatae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal medulla | The centre portion of the kidney. (27 Sep 1997) |
| medulla | The inner portion of an organ. (09 Oct 1997) |
| medulla glandulae suprarenalis | It is composed principally of anastomosing cords of cells in the core of the gland; the cells display a chromaffin reaction because of the presence of epinephrine and norepinephrine in their granules. Synonym: medulla glandulae suprarenalis, medulla of adrenal gland. (05 Mar 2000) |