| frenulum of superior medullary velum | A band passing from the longitudinal groove between the quadrigeminal bodies on to the superior medullary velum. Synonym: frenulum veli medullaris superioris, cerebellar frenulum, frenulum cerebelli. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| frenulum of the labia minora | The fold connecting the two labia minora posteriorly. Synonym: frenulum labiorum pudendi, fourchette, frenulum labiorum minorum, frenulum of pudendal lips, frenulum pudendi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frenulum of the lip | Frenulum of upper lip, frenulum labii inferioris et superioris; frenulum of the lower lip; frenulum of the upper lip; the folds of mucous membrane extending from the gingiva to the midline of the lower and upper lips, respectively. Synonym: frenulum labii inferioris, frenulum labii superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frenulum of tongue | A fold of mucous membrane extending from the floor of the mouth to the midline of the undersurface of the tongue. Synonym: frenulum linguae, frenulum of tongue, vinculum linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frenulum preputii | A fold of mucous membrane passing from the undersurface of the glans penis to the deep surface of the prepuce. Synonym: frenulum preputii, vinculum preputii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frenulum preputii clitoridis | The line of union of the inner-laminae portions of the labia minora on the undersurface of the glans clitoridis. Synonym: frenulum clitoridis, frenulum preputii clitoridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frenulum pudendi | The fold connecting the two labia minora posteriorly. Synonym: frenulum labiorum pudendi, fourchette, frenulum labiorum minorum, frenulum of pudendal lips, frenulum pudendi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frenulum valvae ileocaecalis | A fold, more evident in cadavers, running from the junction of the two commissures of the ileocaecal valve on either side along the inner wall of the caecocolic junction. Synonym: frenulum valvae ileocaecalis, frenulum of Morgagni, Morgagni's frenum, Morgagni's retinaculum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frenulum veli medullaris superioris | A band passing from the longitudinal groove between the quadrigeminal bodies on to the superior medullary velum. Synonym: frenulum veli medullaris superioris, cerebellar frenulum, frenulum cerebelli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual frenulum | A fold of mucous membrane extending from the floor of the mouth to the midline of the undersurface of the tongue. Synonym: frenulum linguae, frenulum of tongue, vinculum linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Morgagni-Adams-Stokes syndrome | <syndrome> Transient asystole or ventricular fibrillation in the presence of atrioventricular block. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Morgagni, Giovanni | <person> Italian anatomist and pathologist, 1682-1771. See: morgagnian cyst, Morgagni's appendix, Morgagni's cartilage, Morgagni's caruncle, Morgagni's cataract, Morgagni's columns, Morgagni's concha, Morgagni's crypts, Morgagni's disease, Morgagni's foramen, Morgagni's fossa, Morgagni's fovea, Morgagni's frenum, Morgagni's globules, Morgagni's humor, Morgagni's hydatid, Morgagni's lacuna, Morgagni's liquor, Morgagni's nodule, Morgagni's prolapse, Morgagni's retinaculum, Morgagni's sinus, Morgagni's spheres, Morgagni's syndrome, Morgagni's tubercle, Morgagni's valves, Morgagni's ventricle, Morgagni-Adams-Stokes syndrome, frenulum of Morgagni. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Morgagni's appendix | <anatomy> An inconstant narrow lobe of the thyroid gland that arises from the upper border of the isthmus and extends upward, sometimes as far as the hyoid bone; it marks the point of continuity with the thyroglossal duct. Synonym: lobus pyramidalis glandulae thyroideae, Lallouette's pyramid, Morgagni's appendix, pyramid of thyroid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Morgagni's cartilage | A small nonarticulating rod of elastic cartilage in the aryepiglottic fold anterolateral and somewhat superior to the corniculate cartilage. Synonym: cartilago cuneiformis, Morgagni's cartilage, Morgagni's tubercle, Wrisberg's cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Morgagni's caruncle | The portion of the prostate lying between the urethra and the ejaculatory ducts; indistinct unless hypertrophied. Synonym: lobus medius prostatae, Morgagni's caruncle. (05 Mar 2000) |