| symphysis mentalis | The fibrocartilaginous union of the two halves of the mandible in the foetus; it becomes an osseous union during the first year. Synonym: symphysis mandibulae, symphysis mentalis, symphysis menti. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| arteria mentalis | <anatomy, artery> Distribution, chin; the terminal branch of the inferior alveolar; anastomoses, inferior labial artery. Synonym: arteria mentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rami labiales inferiores nervi mentalis | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of mental nerve to lower lip. Synonym: rami labiales inferiores nervi mentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami mentales nervi mentalis | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of the mental nerve providing general sensory innervation to the skin of the chin. Synonym: rami mentales nervi mentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regio mentalis | The region of the chin. Synonym: regio mentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mentalis | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, incisor fossa of mandible; insertion, skin of chin; action, raises and wrinkles skin of chin, thus elevating the lower lip; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus mentalis, chin muscle, musculus levator labii inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus mentalis | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, incisor fossa of mandible; insertion, skin of chin; action, raises and wrinkles skin of chin, thus elevating the lower lip; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus mentalis, chin muscle, musculus levator labii inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| protuberantia mentalis | The prominence of the chin at the anterior part of the mandible. Synonym: protuberantia mentalis, mental process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spina mentalis | A slight projection, sometimes two, in the middle line of the posterior surface of the body of the mandible, giving attachment to the geniohyoid muscle (below) and the genioglossus (above). Synonym: spina mentalis, genial tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nervus mentalis | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the inferior alveolar nerve, arising in the mandibular canal and passing through the mental foramen to the chin and lower lip. Synonym: nervus mentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiac symphysis | Adhesion between the parietal and visceral layers of the pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| manubriosternal symphysis | The later union, by fibrocartilage, of the manubrium and the body of the sternum; it begins as a synchondrosis and becomes a symphysis, occasionally fusing to become a synostosis. Synonym: symphysis manubriosternalis, sternomanubrial junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mental symphysis | The fibrocartilaginous union of the two halves of the mandible in the foetus; it becomes an osseous union during the first year. Synonym: symphysis mandibulae, symphysis mentalis, symphysis menti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pubic symphysis | The joint between the pubic bones at the front of the pelvis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| symphysis | Origin: NL, fr. Gr, fr. To make to grow together; with + to cause to grow; to grow. <anatomy> An articulation formed by intervening cartilage; as, the pubic symphysis. The union or coalescence of bones; also, the place of union or coalescence; as, the symphysis of the lower jaw. Cf. Articulation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| symphysis intervertebralis | The union between adjacent vertebral bodies composed of the nucleus pulposus, annular ligament, and the anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments. Synonym: symphysis intervertebralis. (05 Mar 2000) |