| facies externa ossis frontalis | The convex outer surface of the frontal bone. Synonym: facies externa ossis frontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| facies externa ossis parietalis | The convex outer surface of the parietal bone. Synonym: facies externa ossis parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia spermatica externa | The outer fascial covering of the spermatic cord; it is continuous at the superficial inguinal ring with the fascia covering the external oblique muscle. See: aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle. Synonym: fascia spermatica externa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina externa cranii | The outer compact layer of the cranial bones. Synonym: lamina externa cranii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior part of fornix of vagina | The portion of the fornix of the vagina anterior to the uterine cervix. Synonym: pars anterior fornicis vaginae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior wall of vagina | It is somewhat shorter than the posterior wall and at its upper end is penetrated by the cervix of the uterus. Synonym: paries anterior vaginae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| azygos artery of vagina | One of two artery's that run longitudinally in the midline on the anterior and posterior aspects of the vagina; they take origin from the uterine artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bipartite vagina | A vagina that is divided, usually longitudinally, to create a double vagina. This situation can be easily missed by the patient and even by the doctor on exam. If the patient becomes sexually active prior to diagnosis, one of the vaginas stretches and becomes dominant. The other vagina slips slightly upward and flush and is a little difficult to enter. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vagina | The female organ of sexual intercourse, the birth canal. (09 Oct 1997) |
| vagina bulbi | A condensation of connective tissue on the outer aspect of the sclera from which it is separated by a narrow cleftlike episcleral space; the sheath is attached to the sclera near the sclerocorneal junction and blends with the fascia of the extraocular muscles. Synonym: vagina bulbi, capsula bulbi, eye capsule, fascia bulbi, sheath of eyeball, Tenon's capsule, vagina oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina carotica | The dense fibrous investment of the carotid artery, internal jugular vein, and vagus nerve on each side of the neck, deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle; the layers of cervical fascia blend with it. Synonym: vagina carotica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina cellulosa | The connective tissue sheath of a nerve or muscle (perineurium or perimysium, respectively). (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina communis musculorum flexorum | The synovial sheath that surrounds the eight tendons of the superficial and deep flexors of the digits of the hand as they pass through the carpal canal; it is commonly continuous with the digital sheath of the little finger. Synonym: vagina communis musculorum flexorum, ulnar bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina fibrosa tendinis | fibrous tendon sheath |
| vagina intertubercularis | The extension of the synovial membrane of the shoulder joint downward in the intertubercular groove to surround the tendon of the long head of the biceps. Synonym: vagina intertubercularis. (05 Mar 2000) |