| ligamentum costotransversarium laterale | <anatomy> The short quadrangular ligament, actually a thickening of the posterior aspect of the costotransverse joint, extending from the tip of the transverse process to the posterior surface of the neck of the rib. Synonym: ligamentum costotransversarium laterale, ligamentum costotransversarium posterius, ligamentum tuberculi costae, posterior costotransverse ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ligamentum hyothyroideum laterale | <anatomy> Thickened elastic bundle connecting the superior horn of the thyroid cartilage to the tip of the greater horn of the hyoid cartilage; forms the posterior border of the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym: ligamentum thyrohyoideum laterale, Berry's ligaments, ligamentum hyothyroideum laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum laterale articulationis temporomandibularis | <anatomy> The capsular ligament that passes obliquely down and backward across the lateral surface of the temporomandibular joint. Synonym: ligamentum laterale articulationis temporomandibularis, Ferrein's ligament, lateral ligament of temporomandibular joint, ligamentum temporomandibulare, temporomandibular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum mallei laterale | A short fan-shaped ligament converging from the posterior half of the tympanic notch to the neck of the malleus. Synonym: ligamentum mallei laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum palpebrale laterale | <anatomy> The band that attaches the tarsal plates to the orbital eminence of the zygomatic bone. Synonym: ligamentum palpebrale laterale, ligamentum palpebrale externum, ligamentum tarsale externum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum puboprostaticum laterale | See: puboprostatic ligament. Synonym: lateral puboprostatic ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale | <anatomy> A ligament that extends from the lateral inferior margin of the sacrum to the transverse process of the first coccygeal vertebra. Synonym: ligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale, intercornual ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum talocalcaneare laterale | <anatomy> A ligament extending from the trochlea of the talus to the lateral surface of the calcaneus. Synonym: ligamentum talocalcaneare laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum thyrohyoideum laterale | <anatomy> Thickened elastic bundle connecting the superior horn of the thyroid cartilage to the tip of the greater horn of the hyoid cartilage; forms the posterior border of the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym: ligamentum thyrohyoideum laterale, Berry's ligaments, ligamentum hyothyroideum laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum umbilicale laterale | An old name for ligamentum umbilicale mediale. Synonym: lateral umbilical ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum | Origin: L, dim. Of tuber a swelling. <zoology> A tubercle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tuberculum adductorium | The prominence above the medial epicondyle of the femur to which the tendon of the adductor magnus attaches. Synonym: tuberculum adductorium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum anterius atlantis | A conical protuberance on the anterior surface of the arch of the atlas. Synonym: tuberculum anterius atlantis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum anterius thalami | anterior thalamic tubercle |
| tuberculum anterius vertebrarum cervicalium | The anterior projection from the transverse process. Synonym: tuberculum anterius vertebrarum cervicalium. (05 Mar 2000) |