| isthmus tubae auditivae | The narrowest portion of the auditory tube at the junction of the cartilaginous and bony portions. Synonym: isthmus tubae auditivae, isthmus of eustachian tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| isthmus tubae uterinae | The narrow portion of the uterine tube adjoining the uterus. Synonym: isthmus tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isthmus uteri | An elongated constriction at the junction of the body and cervix of the uterus. Synonym: isthmus uteri, Guyon's isthmus, orificium internum uteri, os uteri internum, ostium uteri internum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kronig's isthmus | The narrow straplike portion of the resonant field that extends over the shoulder, connecting the larger areas of resonance over the pulmonary apex in front and behind. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis | The single draining vein of the gland; it receives a number of medullary veins; on the right side it empties directly into the inferior vena cava and on the left into the left renal vein. Synonym: vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo medialis glandulae suprarenalis | The paravertebral edge of the suprarenal gland. Synonym: margo medialis glandulae suprarenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo superior glandulae suprarenalis | The border of the suprarenal gland at the superior junction of the anterior and posterior surfaces. Synonym: margo superior glandulae suprarenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars orbitalis glandulae lacrimalis | See: lacrimal gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars palpebralis glandulae lacrimalis | pars palpebralis glandulae lacrimalis |
| pars profunda glandulae parotideae | <anatomy> A salivary gland situated in front of and below the ear. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pars superficialis glandulae parotideae | pars superficialis glandulae parotideae |
| glandulae areolares | A number of small mammary glands forming small rounded projections from the surface of the areola of the breast; they enlarge with pregnancy and during lactation secrete a substance presumed to resist chapping. Synonym: glandulae areolares, Montgomery's follicles, Montgomery's glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glandulae bronchiales | Lymph nodes in the hilum of the lung that receive lymph from the pulmonary node's, and drain to the tracheobronchial nodes. Synonym: glandulae bronchiales, bronchial glands, hilar lymph nodes, nodi lymphatici bronchopulmonales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glandulae buccales | Numerous racemose, mucous, or serous glands in the submucous tissue of the cheeks. Synonym: glandulae buccales, genal glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glandulae ceruminosae | Tubuloalveolar glands of the external auditory meatus believed to be modified apocrine sweat glands; they secrete the waxy substance cerumen. See: ceruminous glands. (05 Mar 2000) |