| BC | Bachelor of Surgery [Lat. Baccal-aureus Chirurgiae]; back care; bactericidal concentration; basal ce... |
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| cart | cartilage |
| CHH | cartilage-hair hypoplasia |
| CMD | campomelic dysplasia; camptomelic dwarfism; cartilage matrix deficiency; chief medical director; chi... |
| CMP | cardiomyopathy; cartilage matrix protein; chondromalacia patellae; collagen binding protein; competi... |
| triangular lamella | A double fold of pia mater, enclosing subarachnoid trabeculae, between the fornix above and the epithelial roof of the third ventricle and the thalami below; at each lateral margin is a vascular fringe projecting into the choroidal fissure of the lateral ventricle; on its undersurface are several small vascular projections filling the folds of the ependymal roof of the third ventricle. Synonym: tela choroidea ventriculi tertii, tela choroidea superior, triangular lamella, velum interpositum, velum triangulare. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| triangular ligament | The layer of fascia extending between the ischiopubic rami inferior to the sphincter urethrae and the deep transverse perineal muscles. Synonym: membrana perinei, fascia diaphragmatis urogenitalis inferior, Camper's ligament, ligamentum triangulare, perineal membrane, triangular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triangular ligaments of liver | See: right triangular ligament, left triangular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triangular muscle | <anatomy> A muscle that is triangular in shape. Synonym: musculus triangularis. Synonym: depressor anguli oris muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triangular nucleus | Alternative term for the medial vestibular nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triangular part | The middle one of three small convolutions which together compose the inferior frontal gyrus of the cerebral cortex; the other two being the orbital part and opercular part. Synonym: pars triangularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triangular recess | An occasional evagination of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain between the anterior commissure and the diverging pillars of the fornix. Synonym: recessus triangularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triangular ridge | A crest or ridge which extends from the apex of a cusp of a premolar or molar tooth toward the central part of the occlusal surface. Synonym: triangular crest, triangular ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triangular uterus | Uterus bicornis in which the fundus between the two cornua is broad and flat. Synonym: triangular uterus, uterus incudiformis, uterus triangularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| left triangular ligament | <anatomy> A triangular fold of fibrous connective tissue and peritoneum that extends from the left lobe of the liver to the diaphragm. Synonym: ligamentum triangulare sinistrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anal pit | 1. An ectodermally lined depression under the root of the tail, adjacent to the terminal part of the embryonic hindgut; at its bottom, proctodeal ectoderm and cloacal endoderm form the cloacal plate. When this epithelial plate ruptures, the anal and urogenital external orifices are established. Synonym: anal pit. 2. Terminal portion of the insect alimentary canal, extending from the pylorus (area of malpighian tubule attachment) to the anal opening; in certain diptera (flies) and other insects, the proctodeum is divided into a tubular anterior intestine and an enlarged posterior intestine, or rectum, ending at the anus. Origin: L. Fr. G. Proktos, anus + hodaios, on the way, fr. Hodos, a way (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular pit of head of radius | The depression on the top (superior surface) of the head of the radius for articulation with the capitulum of the humerus. Synonym: fovea articularis capitis radii, articular pit of head of radius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| borrow pit | Excavations created by the surface mining of rock, unconsolidated geologic deposits or soil to provide material (borrow) for fill elsewhere. (09 Oct 1997) |
| buccal pit | A structural depression found on the buccal enamel of molars. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric pit | One of the numerous small pits in the mucous membrane of the stomach that are the mouths of the gastric glands. Synonym: foveola gastrica. (05 Mar 2000) |