| pulsus venosus | A pulsation occurring in the veins, especially the internal jugular vein. Synonym: pulsus venosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sinus venosus | A cavity at the caudal end of the embryonic cardiac tube in which the veins from the intra-and extraembryonic circulatory arcs unite; in the course of development it forms the portion of the right atrium known in adult anatomy as the sinus of the vena cava. Synonym: saccus reuniens. Sinus venosus sclerae, the vascular structure encircling the anterior chamber of the eye and through which the aqueous is returned to the blood circulation. Synonym: circular sinus, Fontana's canal, Lauth's canal, Schlemm's canal, sinus circularis, venous sinus of sclera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sinus venosus syndrome | <syndrome> The association of partial anomalous, pulmonary-venous connection, and a small venosus ASD. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nevus venosus | A nevus formed of a patch of dilated venules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus venosus | In the foetus, continuation of the left umbilical vein through the liver to the vena cava inferior; after birth, its lumen becomes obliterated, forming the ligamentum venosum. Ductus venosus arantii, rarely used term for ductus venosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa of ductus venosus | A wide groove located posteriorly on the undersurface of the foetal liver between the caudate and left lobes; it lodges the ductus venosus and becomes the fissure of the ligamentum venosum in the adult. Synonym: fossa ductus venosi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria canalis pterygoidei | Usually arises from the third part of the maxillary artery, but frequently from the greater palatine artery, within the pterygopalatine fossa. Passes posteriorly to run through the pterygoid canal with the corresponding nerve, supplying the contents and wall of the canal, the mucous membrane of the upper pharynx, the auditory tube and the tympanic cavity. Synonym: arteria canalis pterygoidei, vidian artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canalis | Synonym: canal. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canalis adductorius | The space in middle third of the thigh between the vastus medialis and adductor muscles, converted into a canal by the overlying sartorius muscle. It gives passage to the femoral vessels and saphenous nerve, ending at the adductor hiatus. Synonym: canalis adductorius, Hunter's canal, subsartorial canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canalis analis | The terminal portion of the alimentary canal; it extends from the pelvic diaphragm to the anal orifice. Synonym: canalis analis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canalis caroticus | A passage through the petrous part of the temporal bone from its inferior surface upward, medially, and forward to the apex where it opens into the foramen lacerum. It transmits the internal carotid artery and plexuses of veins and autonomic nerves. Synonym: canalis caroticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canalis carpi | The passageway deep to the transverse carpal ligament between tubercles of the scaphoid and trapezoid bones on the radial side and the pisiform and hook of the hamate on the ulnar side, through which the median nerve and the flexor tendons of the fingers and thumb pass; compression of the median nerve may occur here (carpal tunnel syndrome). Synonym: canalis carpi, carpal canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canalis centralis medullae spinalis | The ependyma-lined lumen (cavity) of the neural tube, the cerebral part of which remains patent to form the ventricles of the brain, while the spinal part in the adult often is reduced to a solid strand of modified ependyma. Synonym: canalis centralis medullae spinalis, central canal of spinal cord, tubus medullaris. Synonym: syringocele. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canalis cervicis uteri | A fusiform canal extending from the isthmus of the uterus to the opening of the uterus into the vagina. Synonym: canalis cervicis uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canalis condylaris | The inconstant opening through the occipital bone posterior to the condyle on each side that transmits the occipital emissary vein. Synonym: canalis condylaris, posterior condyloid foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |