| facies medialis | The surface of a part of the body that faces toward the midline. The NA recognises a medial surface on the following structures: arytenoid cartilage; fibula; lung; ovary; testis; tibia; ulna. Synonym: facies medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| facies medialis cartilaginis arytenoideae | facies medialis cartilaginis arytenoideae |
| facies medialis cerebri | It faces, above as well as anterior and posterior to the corpus callosum, the falx cerebri; below it are the mesencephalon and the dura-covered medial wall of the middle cranial fossa. Synonym: facies medialis cerebri, medial cerebral surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies medialis digiti pedis | The medial surface of a toe. Synonym: facies medialis digiti pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies medialis fibulae | facies medialis fibulae |
| facies medialis ovarii | The surface of the ovary that faces the pelvic cavity. Synonym: facies medialis ovarii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies medialis pulmonis | It consists of a vertebral part and a mediastinal part. See: mediastinal surface of lung. Synonym: facies medialis pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies medialis testis | facies medialis testis |
| facies medialis tibiae | facies medialis tibiae |
| facies medialis ulnae | facies medialis ulnae |
| lamina cartilaginis medialis tubae auditivae | An alternate term for medial lamina of cartilaginous auditory tube, medial lamina of cartilaginous auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina medialis cartilaginis tubae auditivae | The broad medial portion of the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube. Synonym: lamina medialis cartilaginis tubae auditivae, lamina cartilaginis medialis tubae auditivae, medial cartilaginous layer, medial layer of cartilaginous auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina medialis processus pterygoidei | The smaller and more medial of the two bony plates extending downward from the point of union of the body and greater wing of the sphenoid bone on either side. Ending inferiorly in the pterygoid hamulus. Synonym: lamina medialis processus pterygoidei, medial plate of pterygoid process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina medullaris medialis corporis striati | A fibre layer separating the medial and lateral segments of the globus pallidus. Synonym: lamina medullaris medialis corporis striati. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa inguinalis medialis | A depression on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall between the ridges formed by the inferior epigastric artery and the medial umbilical ligament; it corresponds to the position of the superficial inguinal ring and is the site of a direct inguinal hernia. Synonym: fossa inguinalis medialis, fovea inguinalis interna. (05 Mar 2000) |