| LV | laryngeal vestibule; lateral ventricle; lecithovitellin; left ventricle, left ventricular; leucovori... |
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| LVST | lateral vestibulospinal tract |
| LW | lacerating wound; lateral wall; Lee-White [method] |
| LWP | lateral wall pressure |
| PLED | periodic lateral epileptiform discharge |
| fossa supraclavicularis minor | A triangular space between the two heads of origin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Synonym: fossa supraclavicularis minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fossa supraspinata | The hollow on the dorsal aspect of the scapula above the spine, lodging the supraspinatus muscle. Synonym: fossa supraspinata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa supratonsillaris | The interval between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches above the tonsil, most obvious after the tonsil has regressed in the adult. Synonym: fossa supratonsillaris, supratonsillar recess, Tourtual's sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa supravesicalis | The depression on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall above the bladder and between the median and medial umbilical folds. Its level, relative to the pubis, changes with filling of the bladder. Synonym: fossa supravesicalis, fovea supravesicalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa temporalis | The space on the side of the cranium bounded by the temporal lines and terminating below at the level of the zygomatic arch. Synonym: fossa temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa terminalis urethrae | The terminal dilated portion of the urethra in the glans penis. Synonym: fossa navicularis urethrae, fossa terminalis urethrae, Morgagni's fossa, Morgagni's fovea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa tonsillaris | The depression between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches occupied by the palatine tonsil. Synonym: fossa tonsillaris, amygdaloid fossa, sinus tonsillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa triangularis | The depression at the upper part of the auricle between the two crura of the anthelix. Synonym: fossa triangularis, fossa navicularis auriculae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa trochanterica | A depression at the root of the neck of the femur beneath the curved tip of the great trochanter; it gives attachment to the tendon of the obturator externus. Synonym: fossa trochanterica, digital fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa trochlearis | A shallow depression in the roof of the orbit close to the medial margin to which is attached the pulley for the superior oblique tendon. Synonym: fovea trochlearis, fossa trochlearis, trochlear fossa, trochlear pit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa venae cavae | A groove on the posterior surface of the liver between the caudate lobe and the right lobe which gives passage to the inferior vena cava. Synonym: sulcus venae cavae, fossa venae cavae, sulcus for vena cava. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa venae umbilicalis | A cleft on the inferior surface of the liver, running from the inferior border to the left extremity of the porta hepatis; it lodges the round ligament of the liver. Synonym: fissura ligamenti teretis, fissure for ligamentum teres, fossa venae umbilicalis, umbilical fissure, umbilical fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa venosa | An occasional recess in the peritoneum to the left of the terminal portion of the duodenum located behind a fold containing the inferior mesenteric vein. Synonym: recessus paraduodenalis, fossa venosa, paraduodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa vesicae biliaris | A depression on the visceral surface of the liver anteriorly, between the quadrate and the right lobes, lodging the gallbladder. Synonym: fossa vesicae biliaris, gallbladder fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa vestibuli vaginae | The portion of the vestibule of the vagina between the frenulum of the labia minora and the posterior labial commissure of the vulva. Synonym: fossa vestibuli vaginae, fossa navicularis vestibulae vaginae, vestibular fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |