| wedge-and-groove suture | A form of fibrous joint in which the sharp edge of one bone is received in a cleft in the edge of the other, as in the articulation of the vomer with the rostrum of the sphenoid. Synonym: schindylesis, schindyletic joint, wedge-and-groove suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| musculospiral groove | <anatomy, nerve> The shallow groove that passes around the shaft of the humerus; it lodges the radial nerve and deep brachial artery. Synonym: sulcus nervi radialis, musculospiral groove, spiral groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary groove | A groove on the outer surface of the heart marking the division between the atria and the ventricles. Synonym: sulcus coronarius, atrioventricular groove, atrioventricular sulcus, auriculoventricular groove, coronary sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal groove | A groove in the lower inner border of the rib, lodging the intercostal vessels and nerve. Synonym: sulcus costae, subcostal groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal groove for subclavian artery | <anatomy, artery> A groove immediately posterior to the scalene tubercle on the upper surface of the first rib across which the subclavian artery passes. Synonym: sulcus costae arteriae subclaviae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mylohyoid groove | A groove on the medial surface of the ramus of the mandible beginning at the lingula; it lodges the mylohyoid artery and nerve. Synonym: sulcus mylohyoideus, mylohyoid fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pontomedullary groove | The transverse groove on the ventral aspect of the brainstem that demarcates the pons from the medulla oblongata; from its bottom the sixth, seventh, and eighth cranial nerves emerge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| popliteal groove | A groove on the lateral condyle of the femur between the epicondyle and the articular margin. Its anterior end gives origin to the popliteus muscle; its posterior end lodges the tendon of the muscle when the knee is fully flexed. Synonym: sulcus popliteus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior auricular groove | The sulcus between the antitragus and cauda helicis overlying the antitragicohelicine fissure. Synonym: sulcus auriculae posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior intermediate groove | A longitudinal furrow between the posterior median and the posterolateral sulci of the spinal cord in the cervical region, marking the gracile fasciculus from the cuneate fasciculus. Synonym: sulcus intermedius posterior, posterior intermediate groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior interventricular groove | A groove on the diaphragmatic surface of the heart, marking the location of the septum between the two ventricles. Synonym: sulcus interventricularis posterior, crena cordis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterolateral groove | A longitudinal furrow on either side of the posterior median sulcus of the spinal cord marking the line of entrance of the posterior nerve roots. Synonym: sulcus lateralis posterior, posterolateral groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| preauricular groove | A groove on the pelvic surface of the ilium just lateral to the auricular surface; it is more pronounced in the female. Synonym: paraglenoid groove, paraglenoid sulcus, preauricular sulcus, sulcus paraglenoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Harrison's groove | A deformity of the ribs which results from the pull of the diaphragm on ribs weakened by rickets or other softening of the bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary labial groove | A furrow between the developing lip and gum. Synonym: labiodental sulcus, lip sulcus, primary labial groove. (05 Mar 2000) |