| accessory portion of spinal accessory nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The roots of the accessory nerve which arise from the medulla; the nerve fibres of the cranial root join the intracranial portion of the vagus nerve and are distributed to the pharyngeal plexus, providing the motor innervation of the soft palate (except the tensor veli palati) and the pharynx. Synonym: pars vagalis nervi accessorii, radices craniales, accessory portion of spinal accessory nerve, cranial roots, vagal part of accessory nerve, vagal part. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vaginal portion of cervix | The part of the cervix uteri contained within the vagina. Synonym: portio vaginalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesenteric portion of small intestine | The freely movable portion of the small intestine supplied with a mesentery, comprising the jejunum and ileum. Synonym: mesenteric portion of small intestine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| portion | 1. That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything. 2. A part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole. "These are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him!" (Job xxvi. 14) "Portions and parcels of the dreadful past." (Tennyson) 3. A part assigned; allotment; share; fate. "The lord of that servant . . . Will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers." (Luke xii. 46) "Man's portion is to die and rise again." (Keble) 4. The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate; an inheritance. "Give me the portion of goods that falleth to me." (Luke xv. 12) 5. A wife's fortune; a dowry. Synonym: Division, share, parcel, quantity, allotment, dividend. Portion, Part. Part is generic, having a simple reference to some whole. Portion has the additional idea of such a division as bears reference to an individual, or is allotted to some object; as, a portion of one's time; a portion of Scripture. Origin: F, from L. Portio, akin to pars, partis, a part. See Part. 1. To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute. "And portion to his tribes the wide domain." (Pope) 2. To endow with a portion or inheritance. "Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest." (Pope) Origin: Portioned; Portioning. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphincter of third portion of duodenum | A physiological sphincter supposedly located at the horizontal (inferior) portion of the duodenum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous portion of external anal sphincter | pars subcutanea musculi sphincteri ani externi, subcutaneous portion of external anal sphincter |
| supravaginal portion of cervix | The part of the cervix of the uterus lying above the attachment of the vagina. Synonym: portio supravaginalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior recess of tympanic membrane | A slitlike space on the tympanic wall between the anterior malleolar fold and the tympanic membrane. Synonym: recessus membranae tympani anterior, Troltsch's pockets, Troltsch's recesses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior tympanic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, maxillary; distribution, middle ear; anastomoses, tympanic branches of internal carotid and ascending pharyngeal and stylomastoid. Synonym: arteria tympanica anterior, glaserian artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior wall of tympanic cavity | It contains the carotid canal and the opening of the auditory tube. Synonym: paries caroticus cavi tympani, anterior wall of middle ear, carotid wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| branch of auriculotemporal nerve to tympanic membrane | Sensory branch of the auriculotemporal nerve supplying the external surface of the tympanic membrane. Synonym: ramus membranae tympani nervi auriculotemporalis, nerve of tympanic membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radiate layer of tympanic membrane | The connective tissue layer of the tympanic membrane beneath the stratum cutaneum, the fibres of which radiate from the manubrium of the malleus to the peripheral fibrocartilaginous ring of the membrane; absent from the pars flaccida. Synonym: radiate layer of tympanic membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial wall of tympanic cavity | A bony layer separating the middle from the internal ear or labyrinth; it contains the fenestra vestibuli and the fenestra cochleae. Synonym: paries labyrinthicus cavi tympani, labyrinthine wall of middle ear, medial wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| greater tympanic spine | The anterior edge of the tympanic notch (of Rivinus). Synonym: spina tympanica major. (05 Mar 2000) |
| roof of tympanic cavity | The superior wall, or roof, of the tympanic cavity, formed by the tegmen tympani of the temporal bone. Synonym: paries tegmentalis cavi tympani, tegmental wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |