| prevotella intermedia | A species of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria originally classified within the bacteroides genus. This bacterium is a common commensal in the gingival crevice and is often isolated from cases of gingivitis and other purulent lesions related to the mouth. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| substantia intermedia centralis et lateralis | The central gray matter of the spinal cord surrounding the central canal. Synonym: substantia intermedia centralis et lateralis, anterior gray column, Stilling's gelatinous substance, substantia gelatinosa centralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thalassaemia intermedia | A clinical variant of thalassaemia characterised by an intermediate degree of severity. These patients have severe anaemia but usually do not require regular blood transfusions. Intermedia disorders represented a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders and may include cases with homozygous or heterozygous abnormalities in the beta-globin chain gene. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Yersinia intermedia | Reclassified from Y. Enterocolitica; rare cause of enterocolitis in humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea intermedia cristae iliacae | The line on the crest of the ilium between the outer and inner lips, for origin of internal oblique muscle. Synonym: linea intermedia cristae iliacae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wing of crista galli | A small lateral expansion of the ethmoid bone from the front of the crista galli on each side that articulates with the frontal bone and forms the foramen caecum. Synonym: ala cristae galli, alar process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista | Synonym: crest. Origin: L. Crest (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista ampullaris | An elevation on the inner surface of the ampulla of each saemicircular duct; filaments of the vestibular nerve pass through the crista to reach hair cells on its surface; the hair cells are capped by the cupula, a gelatinous protein-polysaccharide mass. Synonym: crista ampullaris, acoustic crest, transverse septum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista arcuata cartilaginis arytenoideae | The ridge on the anterior surface of the arytenoid cartilage that separates the triangular from the oblong fovea. Synonym: crista arcuata cartilaginis arytenoideae, arched crest, arcuate crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista basilaris ductus cochlearis | An inward projection of the spiral ligament of the cochlea to which is attached the basilar membrane forming the floor of the cochlear duct. Synonym: crista basilaris ductus cochlearis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista buccinatoria | A ridge passing from the base of the coronoid process of the mandible to the region of the last molar tooth; it gives attachment to the mandibular part of the buccinator muscle. Synonym: crista buccinatoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista capitis costae | The ridge that separates the superior and inferior articular surfaces of the head of a rib. Synonym: crista capitis costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista colli costae | The sharp upper margin of the neck of a rib. Synonym: crista colli costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista conchalis | Bony ridge which articulates with, or provides attachment for, the inferior nasal concha. See: conchal crest of maxilla, conchal crest of palatine bone. Synonym: crista conchalis, turbinated crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista conchalis maxillae | Ridge of the nasal surface of the body of the maxilla that articulates with the inferior nasal concha. Synonym: crista conchalis maxillae. (05 Mar 2000) |