| tuberculum anterius vertebrarum cervicalium | The anterior projection from the transverse process. Synonym: tuberculum anterius vertebrarum cervicalium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| labium anterius ostii uteri | The portion of the vaginal part of the uterine cervix that bounds the ostium anteriorly intervening between the ostium and the anterior vaginal fornix. It is slightly shorter than labium posterius. Synonym: labium anterius ostii uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foramen lacerum anterius | A cleft between the greater and the lesser wings of the sphenoid establishing a channel of communication between the middle cranial fossa and the orbit, through which pass the oculomotor and trochlear nerves, the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve, the abducens nerve, and the ophthalmic veins. Synonym: fissura orbitalis superior, foramen lacerum anterius, sphenoidal fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum capitis fibulae anterius | A ligament uniting the anterior part of the head of the fibula to the tibia. Synonym: ligamentum capitis fibulae anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum costotransversarium anterius | <anatomy> The fibrous band that extends upward from the neck of a rib to the transverse process of the next higher vertebra. Synonym: ligamentum costotransversarium superius, anterior costotransverse ligament, ligamentum costotransversarium anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cruciatum anterius | <anatomy> A ligament that stabilises the knee joint. <orthopaedics> A common type of knee sprain which involves injury to the anterior cruciate ligament. The knee with an anterior cruciate ligament injury will usually appear swollen and tender. Reconstruction of the ligament is possible using a fibreoptic procedure, known as arthroscopy, is used in the surgical repair of any of several knee ligaments including the anterior cruciate ligament, lateral or medial meniscus, lateral collateral or medial collateral ligament. Recovery from this procedure is based largely on the ligament repaired and can be highly variable. (06 Oct 1997) |
| ligamentum longitudinale anterius | <anatomy> The wide fibrous band interconnecting the anterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies. Synonym: lacertus medius, ligamentum longitudinale anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum mallei anterius | Consists of two portions: Meckel's band, passing from the base of the anterior process to the spine of the sphenoid through the petrotympanic fissure; and the anterior ligament of Helmholtz, extending from the anterior aspect of the neck of the malleus to the anterior boundary of the tympanic notch. Synonym: ligamentum mallei anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum meniscofemorale anterius | <anatomy> The ligamentous band that passes anterior to the posterior cruciate ligament, extending between the posterior portion of the lateral meniscus and the upper end of the anterior cruciate ligament. Synonym: ligamentum meniscofemorale anterius, Humphry's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum sacrococcygeum anterius | <anatomy> The continuation of the anterior longitudinal ligament uniting the sacrum and coccyx. Synonym: ligamentum sacrococcygeum anterius, anterior sacrococcygeal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum sternoclaviculare anterius | <anatomy> A fibrous band that reinforces the sternoclavicular anteriorly. Synonym: ligamentum sternoclaviculare anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum talofibulare anterius | <anatomy> The band of fibres that extends from the lateral malleolus to the neck of the talus. Synonym: ligamentum talofibulare anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum talotibiale anterius | <anatomy> The part of the medial or deltoid ligament that extends from the medial malleolus to the neck of the talus. Synonym: pars tibiotalaris anterior ligamenti medialis, anterior talotibial ligament, anterior tibiotalar part of deltoid ligament, ligamentum medialis, ligamentum talotibiale anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum tibiofibulare anterius | <anatomy> The ligament that binds the anterior aspect of the tibiofibular syndesmosis. Synonym: ligamentum tibiofibulare anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |