| vena faciei profunda | <anatomy, vein> The communicating vein that passes from the pterygoid venous plexus of the infratemporal fossa to the facial vein; it is devoid of valves. Synonym: vena faciei profunda. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vena profunda femoris | <anatomy, vein> The vein that accompanies the deep femoral artery, receiving perforating veins from the lateral and posterior aspects of the thigh. It joins the femoral vein in the femoral triangle, usually in common with the medial and lateral circumflex femoral veins. Synonym: vena profunda femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena profunda linguae | <anatomy, vein> The principle vein of the tongue that accompanies the deep lingual artery and joins the lingual vein. It drains the body and apex of the tongue, running posteriorly near the median plane; they are often visible through the mucosa on the underside of the tongue, to each side of the frenulum. Synonym: vena profunda linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena profunda penis | The vein deep to the deep fascia on the dorsum of the penis. It enters the prostatic plexus by passing through a gap between the arcuate pubic ligament and the transverse perineal ligament. Synonym: vena profunda penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars profunda glandulae parotideae | <anatomy> A salivary gland situated in front of and below the ear. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pars profunda musculi masseteri | pars profunda musculi masseteri |
| pars profunda musculi sphincteri ani externi | pars profunda musculi sphincteri ani externi |
| miliaria profunda | Pale firm papules, most commonly on the trunk; it is asymptomatic and results from severe damage to the sweat ducts after repeated episodes of miliaria rubra or from experimental injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| colitis cystica profunda | Intramural mucus-containing cysts of the large bowel; the condition may be mistaken for mucinous carcinoma but is not neoplastic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tinea profunda | Erythematous papules due to a deep follicular fungal infection with rupture of the hair follicles; most frequently seen on shaved legs of women. Synonym: tinea profunda. (05 Mar 2000) |
| keratitis profunda | An inflammation of the posterior corneal stroma. Synonym: diffuse deep keratitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia cervicalis profunda | Fascia of the neck; it is divided into an external or investing layer (superficial lamina) that surrounds the neck and encloses the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles, a middle or pretracheal layer in relation to the infrahyoid muscles, and a deep or prevertebral layer applied to the vertebrae and axial muscles. Synonym: fascia cervicalis, deep fascia of neck, fascia cervicalis profunda. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia penis profunda | A deep layer which surrounds the three erectile bodies of the penis. Synonym: Buck's fascia, fascia penis profunda. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia profunda | A thin fibrous membrane, devoid of fat, that invests the muscles, separating the several groups and the individual muscles, forms sheaths for the nerves and vessels, becomes specialised around the joints to form or strengthen ligaments, envelops various organs and glands, and binds all the structures together into a firm compact mass. Synonym: fascia profunda. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina profunda | In a stratified structure, the stratum which lies beneath all others, furthest from the surface. See: deep layer of levator palpebrae superioris muscle}, deep layer of temporalis fascia. Synonym: lamina profunda, deep lamina. (05 Mar 2000) |