| verticalis | Synonym: vertical. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| musculus verticalis linguae | An intrinsic muscle of the tongue, consisting of fibres that pass from the aponeurosis of the dorsum to the aponeurosis of the inferior surface; action, decreases the superior to inferior dimension of (flattens) the tongue; nerve supply, hypoglossal for motor, lingual for sensory. Synonym: musculus verticalis linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| norma verticalis | The outline of the surface of the skull viewed from above. Synonym: norma superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus verticalis | An interrupted fissure anterior to and in general parallel with the central sulcus, marking the anterior border of the precentral gyrus. Synonym: sulcus precentralis, sulcus verticalis. (05 Mar 2000) |