| lateral malleolar arteries | Lateral malleolar branches of peroneal artery. Synonym: rami malleolares laterales, arteriae malleolares posteriores laterales, posterior peroneal arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lateral malleolar bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the lateral malleolus and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea malleoli lateralis, lateral malleolus bursa, subcutaneous bursa of lateral malleolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral malleolar ligament | <anatomy> See: anterior tibiofibular ligament, posterior tibiofibular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral malleolar network | A network over the lateral malleolus formed by branches of the posterior lateral malleolar, anterior lateral malleolar, peroneal, and lateral tarsal arteries. Synonym: rete malleolare laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral malleolar surface of talus | That surface of the trochlea of the talus that articulates with the lateral malleolus of the fibula. Synonym: facies malleolaris lateralis tali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral malleolus | The process at the lateral side of the lower end of the fibula, forming the projection of the lateral part of the ankle; the lateral malleolus is more inferiorly placed then the medial malleolus. Synonym: malleolus lateralis, external malleolus, extramalleolus, outer malleolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral malleolus bursa | lateral malleolar subcutaneous bursa |
| lateral mammary branches | Branches primarily distributed to the lateral portion of the breast. Synonym: rami mammarii laterales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral margin | The margin or edge of a structure which is farthest from the midline. Synonym: margo lateralis, lateral margin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral medullary lamina of corpus striatum | A thin, sharply defined layer of fibres separating the putamen from the globus pallidus. Synonym: lamina medullaris lateralis corporis striati. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral medullary syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome due usually to thrombosis, characterised by dysarthria, dysphagia, staggering gait, and vertigo, and marked by hypotonia, incoordination of voluntary movement, nystagmus, Horner's syndrome on the ipsilateral side, and loss of pain and temperature senses on the side of the body opposite to the lesion. Synonym: lateral medullary syndrome, Wallenberg's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral meniscus | A flat disc-shaped ligament which stabilises and supports the outer aspect of the knee joint. Not as commonly injured as the medical meniscus ligament in knee sprains. (27 Sep 1997) |
| lateral mesoderm | The peripheral thinned-out portion of intraembryonic mesoderm which is continuous with the extraembryonic mesoderm beyond the margins of the embryonic disk; in it develops the intraembryonic celom. Synonym: lateral mesoderm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral midpalmar space | The more lateral (radial) of the central palmar spaces, bounded laterally by the thenar compartment; related distally to the synovial tendon sheath of the index finger and proximally to the common flexor sheath. Synonym: lateral midpalmar space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral movement | In dentistry, movement of the mandible to the side. (05 Mar 2000) |