| circumferentia articularis radii | The portion of the head of the radius that articulates with the radial notch of the ulna. Synonym: circumferentia articularis radii. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| circumferentia articularis ulnae | The portion of the head of the ulna that articulates with the ulnar notch of the radius. Synonym: circumferentia articularis ulnae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumferential cartilage | A fibrocartilaginous rim attached to the margin of the acetabulum of the hip bone. Synonym: labrum acetabulare, acetabular lip, circumferential cartilage, cotyloid ligament, ligamentum cotyloideum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumferential clasp | A clasp that encircles more than 180 |
| circumferential clasp arm | A clasp arm which has its origin in a minor connector and which follows the contour of the tooth approximately in a plane perpendicular to the path of insertion of the partial denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumferential fibrocartilage | A ring of fibrocartilage around the articular end of a bone, serving to deepen the joint cavity. See: acetabular labrum, glenoid labrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumferential implantation | <obstetrics> Implantation in which the blastocyst remains in the uterine cavity, as in carnivores, rhesus monkeys, and rabbits. Synonym: circumferential implantation, superficial implantation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumferential lamella | A bony lamella that encircles the outer or inner surface of a bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumferential wiring | Fixation of mandibular fractures by passing wires around a section of bone with the ends exiting into the oral cavity; i.e., circummandibular and circumzygomatic wiring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumflex | Describing an arc of a circle or that which winds around something; denotes several anatomical structures: arteries, veins, nerves, and muscles. Origin: circum-+ L. Flexus, to bend (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumflex branch of left coronary artery | <anatomy, artery> Terminal branch (with anterior interventricular artery) of left coronary artery which runs to left and then posteriorly in the coronary groove supplying atrial and ventricular branches. Synonym: ramus circumflexus arteriae coronariae sinistrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumflex femoral arteries | See: lateral circumflex femoral artery, medial circumflex femoral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumflex fibular artery | <anatomy, artery> The circumflex fibular branch, a branch of the posterior tibial artery which winds around the neck of the fibula and joins the anastomoses around the knee joint. Synonym: ramus circumflexus fibularis arteriae tibialis posterioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumflex humeral arteries | See: anterior circumflex humeral artery, posterior circumflex humeral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumflex iliac arteries | See: deep circumflex iliac artery, superficial circumflex iliac artery. (05 Mar 2000) |