| superior auricular | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, galea aponeurotica; insertion, cartilage of auricle; action draws pinna of ear upward and backward; nerve supply, facial. Considered by some to be the posterior part of the temporoparietal muscle. Synonym: musculus auricularis superior, attollens aurem, attollens auriculam, musculus attollens aurem, musculus attollens auriculam. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| deep auricular artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, first part of maxillary; distribution, articulation of jaw, parotid gland, and external acoustic meatus and external tympanic membrane; anastomoses, auricular branches of superficial temporal and posterior auricular. Synonym: arteria auricularis profunda. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supra-auricular | <ornithology, zoology> Situated above the ear coverts, or auriculars; said of certain feathers of birds. A supra-auricular feather. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| supra-auricular point | A craniometric point on the posterior root of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone directly above the auricular point. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infra-auricular deep parotid lymph nodes | Small lymph nodes located deep to the parotid fascia and below the ear. Synonym: nodi lymphatici parotidei profundi infra-auriculares, infra-auricular subfascial parotid lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infra-auricular subfascial parotid lymph nodes | Small lymph nodes located deep to the parotid fascia and below the ear. Synonym: nodi lymphatici parotidei profundi infra-auriculares, infra-auricular subfascial parotid lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-auricular | 1. Within an auricle (e.g., of the ear). 2. Obsolete term for intra-atrial. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oblique auricular muscle | <anatomy> A thin band of oblique muscular fibres extending from the upper part of the eminence of the concha to the convexity of the helix, running across the groove corresponding to the inferior crus of the anthelix. Synonym: musculus obliquus auriculae, oblique muscle of auricle, Tod's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse auricular muscle | <anatomy> A band of sparse muscular fibres on the cranial surface of the auricle, extending from the eminence of the concha to the eminence of the scapha. Synonym: musculus transversus auriculae, transverse muscle of auricle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fibrillation, auricular | Essentially the same as atrial fibrillation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| left auricular appendage | The small conical projection from the left atrium of the heart. Synonym: auricula sinistra, left auricular appendage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory tubercle | A small apophysis at the posterior part of the base of the transverse process of each of the lumbar vertebrae. Synonym: processus accessorius, accessory tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acoustic tubercle | The slight prominence of the floor of the lateral recess of the fourth ventricle, corresponding to the underlying cochlear and vestibular nuclei. Synonym: acoustic tubercle, trigonum acustici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adductor tubercle | The prominence above the medial epicondyle of the femur to which the tendon of the adductor magnus attaches. Synonym: tuberculum adductorium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amygdaloid tubercle | A projection from the roof of the anterior end-portion of the temporal horn of the lateral ventricle, marking the location of the amygdaloid nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |