| limbus fossae ovalis | A muscular ring surrounding the fossa ovalis in the wall of the right atrium of the heart. Synonym: annulus ovalis, margin of fossa ovalis, Vieussens' annulus, Vieussens' isthmus, Vieussens' limbus, Vieussens' ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| limbus laminae spiralis osseae | The border of the spiral lamina; the thickened periosteum covering the upper plate of the bony spiral lamina of the cochlea. Synonym: limbus laminae spiralis osseae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| limbus membranae tympani | Margin of the tympanic membrane attaching to the tympanic sulcus. Synonym: limbus membranae tympani. (05 Mar 2000) |
| limbus of bony spiral lamina | The border of the spiral lamina; the thickened periosteum covering the upper plate of the bony spiral lamina of the cochlea. Synonym: limbus laminae spiralis osseae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| limbus of cornea | The margin of the cornea overlapped by the sclera. Synonym: limbus corneae, corneal margin, sclerocorneal junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| limbus of tympanic membrane | Margin of the tympanic membrane attaching to the tympanic sulcus. Synonym: limbus membranae tympani. (05 Mar 2000) |
| limbus palpebrales anteriores | The anterior edge of the free margin of each eyelid, along close to which the eyelashes are embedded. Synonym: limbus palpebrales anteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| limbus penicillatus | <pathology> The densely packed microvilli on the apical surface of, for example: intestinal epithelial cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
| limbus striatus | Obsolete term for the apical surface of an epithelium with microvilli. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ramus cutaneus anterior nervi iliohypogastrici | <anatomy, nerve> Distribution, skin on pubis. Synonym: ramus cutaneus anterior nervi iliohypogastrici, genital branch of iliohypogastric nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus cutaneus anterior (pectoralis et abdominalis) nervorum thoracicorum | The ventral primary rami of spinal nerves T7-T11 (seventh to eleventh intercostal nerves), which supply the abdominal as well as the thoracic wall; innervate intercostal, subcostal, serratus posterior inferior, transversus abdominis, external and internal oblique, and rectus abdominis muscles, and provide sensory branches to the periphery of the diaphragm, and parietal pleura and peritoneum. Synonym: rami cutanei anteriores pectoralis et abdominalis nervorum intercostalium, ramus cutaneus anterior (pectoralis et abdominalis) nervorum thoracicorum, anterior cutaneous nerves of abdomen, pectoral and abdominal anterior cutaneous branch of intercostal nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus cutaneus lateralis | Lateral cutaneous branches of the following: 1) iliohypogastric nerve, ramus cutaneus lateralis nervi iliohypogastrici; 2) dorsal branch of thoracic nerves, ramus lateralis ramorum dorsalium nervorum thoracicorum; 3) dorsal branch of posterior intercostal arteries, ramus cutaneos lateralis ramorum posteriorum arterieae intercostalium. Synonym: ramus cutaneus lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus cutaneus lateralis nervi iliohypogastrici | Lateral cutaneous branch of iliohypogastric nerve. See: lateral cutaneous branch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus cutaneus lateralis ramorum posteriorum arteriae intercostalium | Lateral cutaneous branch of dorsal branch of posterior intercostal arteries. See: lateral cutaneous branch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus cutaneus medialis | Nomina Anatomica lists medial cutaneous branch of the following: 1) dorsal branch of thoracic nerves, ramus cutaneus medialis ramorum dorsalium nervorum thoracicorum; 2) dorsal branch of posterior intercostal arteries, ramus cutaneus medialis rami dorsalis arteriarum intercostalium posteriorum III-XI. Synonym: ramus cutaneus medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |