| forebrain prominence | The unpaired embryonic prominence between the medial nasal elevations, which eventually merges with them to contribute to the bridge of the nose and the underlying nasal septum. Synonym: forebrain eminence, forebrain prominence, frontonasal primordium, frontonasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| laryngeal prominence | The projection on the anterior portion of the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx; serves as an external indication of the level of the fifth cervical vertebra. Synonym: prominentia laryngea, Adam's apple, protuberantia laryngea, thyroid eminence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral nasal prominence | An ectodermally covered mesenchymal swelling separating the embryonic olfactory pit from the developing eye. Synonym: lateral nasal fold, lateral nasal primordium, lateral nasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontonasal prominence | The unpaired embryonic prominence between the medial nasal elevations, which eventually merges with them to contribute to the bridge of the nose and the underlying nasal septum. Synonym: forebrain eminence, forebrain prominence, frontonasal primordium, frontonasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular lip of limbus of spiral lamina | vestibular labium of limbus of spiral lamina |
| hamulus of spiral lamina | The upper hooklike termination of the bony spiral lamina at the apex of the cochlea. Synonym: hamulus laminae spiralis, hamulus cochleae, hook of spiral lamina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proximal spiral septum | See: spiral septum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary spiral lamina | A ridge on the outer wall of the first turn of the cochlea opposite the spiral lamina. Synonym: lamina spiralis secundaria, secondary spiral plate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary spiral plate | A ridge on the outer wall of the first turn of the cochlea opposite the spiral lamina. Synonym: lamina spiralis secundaria, secondary spiral plate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hook of spiral lamina | The upper hooklike termination of the bony spiral lamina at the apex of the cochlea. Synonym: hamulus laminae spiralis, hamulus cochleae, hook of spiral lamina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spiral | Of leaves or floral organs, borne at different levels on the main stem, in an ascending spiral. Compare: cyclic. (09 Oct 1997) |
| spiral and curved bacteria | A large, very diverse group of bacteria in which some species are curved, some helical. (12 Dec 1998) |
| spiral artery | <anatomy, artery> One of the corkscrew-like artery's in premenstrual or progestational endometrium. Synonym: coiled artery of the uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spiral bandage | An oblique bandage encircling a limb, the successive turns overlapping those preceding. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spiral bulbar septum | See: spiral septum. (05 Mar 2000) |