| OLT | left occipitotransverse [fetal position] [Lat. occipito-laeva transversa]; orthotopic liver transpla... |
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| SDT | sensory detection theory; right sacrotransverse [fetal position] [Lat. sacrodextra transversa]; sign... |
| SLT | left sacrotransverse [fetal position] [Lat. sacrolaeva transversa]; single lung transplantation; smo... |
| fossa intermesocolica transversa | A fossa occupying the position of the superior duodenal recess but extending transversely from right to left for a few cms. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ligamenta capitulorum transversa | See: deep transverse metacarpal ligament, deep transverse metatarsal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lineae transversa ossi sacri | One of four ridges that cross the pelvic surface of the sacrum; these mark the positions of the intervertebral disks between the bodies of the five sacral vertebrae in the immature bone. Synonym: lineae transversa ossi sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wing of crista galli | A small lateral expansion of the ethmoid bone from the front of the crista galli on each side that articulates with the frontal bone and forms the foramen caecum. Synonym: ala cristae galli, alar process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista | Synonym: crest. Origin: L. Crest (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista ampullaris | An elevation on the inner surface of the ampulla of each saemicircular duct; filaments of the vestibular nerve pass through the crista to reach hair cells on its surface; the hair cells are capped by the cupula, a gelatinous protein-polysaccharide mass. Synonym: crista ampullaris, acoustic crest, transverse septum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista arcuata cartilaginis arytenoideae | The ridge on the anterior surface of the arytenoid cartilage that separates the triangular from the oblong fovea. Synonym: crista arcuata cartilaginis arytenoideae, arched crest, arcuate crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista basilaris ductus cochlearis | An inward projection of the spiral ligament of the cochlea to which is attached the basilar membrane forming the floor of the cochlear duct. Synonym: crista basilaris ductus cochlearis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista buccinatoria | A ridge passing from the base of the coronoid process of the mandible to the region of the last molar tooth; it gives attachment to the mandibular part of the buccinator muscle. Synonym: crista buccinatoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista capitis costae | The ridge that separates the superior and inferior articular surfaces of the head of a rib. Synonym: crista capitis costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista colli costae | The sharp upper margin of the neck of a rib. Synonym: crista colli costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista conchalis | Bony ridge which articulates with, or provides attachment for, the inferior nasal concha. See: conchal crest of maxilla, conchal crest of palatine bone. Synonym: crista conchalis, turbinated crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista conchalis maxillae | Ridge of the nasal surface of the body of the maxilla that articulates with the inferior nasal concha. Synonym: crista conchalis maxillae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista conchalis ossis palatini | The ridge on the nasal surface of the perpendicular part of the palatine bone to which the inferior nasal concha attaches. Synonym: crista conchalis ossis palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista dentalis | <dentistry> The maxillary ridge on the aleveolar processes of the maxillary bones in the foetus. Synonym: crista dentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |