| transverse costal facet | A facet on the transverse process of a vertebra for articulation with the tubercle of a rib. Synonym: fovea costalis processus transversi, costal pit of transverse process. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| facet | 1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond. Alternative forms: facette. 2. <anatomy> A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone. 3. The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column. 4. <entomology, zoology> One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans. Origin: F. Facette, dim. Of face face. See Face. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| facet joints | The synovial joints between zygapophyses or articular processes of the vertebrae. Synonym: articulationes zygapophyseales, facet joints, interarticular joints, juncturae zygapophyseales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facet of atlas for dens | A circular facet on the posterior (inner) surface of the anterior arch of the atlas which articulates with the dens of the axis. Synonym: fovea dentis atlantis, pit of atlas for dens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facet rhizotomy | A percutaneous radio frequency lysis of the innervation of a facet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lenoir's facet | The medial articular surface of the patella. (05 Mar 2000) |