| arteria bulbi vestibuli | The branch of the internal pudendal artery in the female that supplies the bulb of the vestibule. Synonym: arteria bulbi vestibuli, arteria bulbi vaginae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bulbus vestibuli vaginae | A mass of erectile tissue on either side of the vagina united anterior to the urethra by the commissura bulborum. Synonym: bulbus vestibuli vaginae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| valvula vestibuli | An obsolete term for valvula venosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rima vestibuli | The interval between the false vocal cords or vestibular folds. Synonym: false glottis, glottis spuria, rima respiratoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica vestibuli | A fold of mucous membrane forming a ridge on the septum of the nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista vestibuli | <anatomy> An oblique ridge on the inner wall of the vestibule of the labyrinth, bounding the spherical recess above and posteriorly. Synonym: crista vestibuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacculus vestibuli | <anatomy> A little sac; especially, a part of the membranous labyrinth of the ear. Origin: L, little sack. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scala vestibuli | The division of the spiral canal of the cochlea lying on the apical side of the spiral lamina and vestibular membrane. Synonym: vestibular canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pyramis vestibuli | pyramid of vestibule |
| fenestra vestibuli | An oval opening on the medial wall of the tympanic cavity leading into the vestibule, closed in life by the foot of the stapes. Synonym: fenestra of the vestibule, fenestra ovalis, oval window, vestibular window. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa vestibuli vaginae | The portion of the vestibule of the vagina between the frenulum of the labia minora and the posterior labial commissure of the vulva. Synonym: fossa vestibuli vaginae, fossa navicularis vestibulae vaginae, vestibular fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossula fenestrae vestibuli | A depression on the medial wall of the middle ear which has the fenestra vestibulae (oval window) in its lower portion. Synonym: Huguier's sinus, little fossa of the vestibular window, little fossa of the vestibular round window. (05 Mar 2000) |
| valve of inferior vena cava | An endocardial fold extending from the anterior inferior margin of the inferior vena cava to the anterior part of the limbus fossa ovalis. Synonym: valvula venae cavae inferioris, caval valve, eustachian valve, sylvian valve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena | <anatomy> Any one of the great systemic veins connected directly with the heart. Vena contracta. The portal vein of the liver. A vein. Vena cava. Origin: L, literally, contracted vein, hollow vein. (11 Mar 1998) |
| vena advehens | Collective term for a series of branching channels in the early embryo receiving blood from the umbilical and/or vitelline venous systems and passing the mixed blood to the sinusoids of the liver; they become terminal branches of the hepatic portal vein. Synonym: vena afferentes hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |