| stratum pigmenti iridis | The double layer of pigmented epithelium on the posterior surface of the iris. Synonym: pigmented layer of iris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| stroma iridis | The delicate vascular connective tissue that lies between the anterior surface of the iris and the pars iridica retinae. Synonym: stroma iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dilator iridis | <anatomy> The radial muscular fibres extending from the sphincter pupillae to the ciliary margin; some anatomists regard them as elastic, not muscular, in humans. Synonym: musculus dilator pupillae, dilator iridis, dilator of pupil, musculus dilator iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterior iridis | The anterior surface of the iris of the eye. Synonym: facies anterior iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior iridis | The posterior surface of the iris. Synonym: facies posterior iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum pectinatum iridis | Pectinate ligaments of iridocorneal angle. See: trabecular reticulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ala minor ossis sphenoidalis | One of a bilateral pair of triangular, pointed plates extending laterally from the anterolateral body of the sphenoid bone. Forming the posteriormost portion of the floor of the anterior cranial fossa, their sharp posterior edge forms the sphenoidal ridge separating anterior and middle cranial fossae. The medial end of the lesser wing attaches to the body by means of two pedicles, thus forming the optic canal. The wing itself forms the superior margin of the supraorbital fissure. Synonym: ala minor ossis sphenoidalis, ala orbitalis, Ingrassia's apophysis, Ingrassia's wing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aphthae minor | <dermatology> Roundish pearl-coloured specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc, terminating in white sloughs, better known as thrush and the specks are called aphthae. Synonym: thrush, candidiasis. Origin: Sing. Of Aphthae. L, fr. Gr. (mostly in pl, Hipp) an eruption, thrush, fr. To set on fire, inflame. (25 Jun 1999) |
| arteria palatina minor | <anatomy, artery> One of several posterior branches of the descending palatine in the greater palatine canal, distributed to the soft palate and tonsil. Synonym: arteria palatina minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| camera oculi minor | The ringlike space, filled with aqueous humor, between the iris/pupil anteriorly and the lens and ciliary body posteriorly. Synonym: camera posterior bulbi, camera oculi minor, camera oculi posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| variola minor | A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent strain of the virus. Synonym: Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milkpox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, whitepox. Origin: Pg. Alastrar, to scatter over (05 Mar 2000) |
| papilla duodeni minor | The site of the opening of the accessory pancreatic duct into the duodenum, located anterior to and slightly superior to the major papilla. Synonym: papilla duodeni minor, Santorini's minor caruncle. Nerve papilla, one of the papillae in the dermis containing a tactile corpuscle or other form of end organ. Synonym: neurothele. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena azygos minor inferior | <anatomy, vein> Formed by the merger of the left ascending lumbar vein with the left subcostal vein or a communication from the inferior vena cava, it pierces the left crus of the diaphragm, ascends along the left side of the bodies of the lower thoracic vertebrae, opposite the eighth vertebra, crosses the midline behind the aorta, thoracic duct, and oesophagus, and empties into the azygos vein, sometimes in common with the accessory hemiazygos vein. Synonym: vena hemiazygos, vena azygos minor inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena azygos minor superior | <anatomy, vein> Formed by the union of the fourth to seventh left posterior intercostal veins, passes along the side of the bodies of the fifth, sixth, and seventh thoracic vertebrae, then crosses the midline behind the aorta, oesophagus, and thoracic duct, and empties into the azygos vein, sometimes in common with the hemiazygos vein. Synonym: vena hemiazygos accessoria, vena azygos minor superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectus capitis posterior minor | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, from posterior tubercle of atlas; insertion, medial third of inferior nuchal line of occipital bone; action, rotates head and draws it backward; nerve supply, dorsal branch of first cervical (suboccipital). See: suboccipital muscles. Synonym: musculus rectus capitis posterior minor, musculus rectus capitis posticus minor, smaller posterior rectus muscle of head. (05 Mar 2000) |