| RLN | recurrent laryngeal nerve; regional lymph node; relaxin |
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| ROU | recurrent oral ulcer |
| RPE | rate of perceived exertion; recurrent pulmonary embolism; retinal pigment epithelium; ribulose 5-pho... |
| RRI | recurrent respiratory infection; reflex relaxation index; relative response index |
| RRIS | recurrent respiratory infection syndrome |
perpared cavity
| cavity wall | One of the surfaces bounding a cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| glenoid cavity | A deep hollow in the squamous portion of the temporal bone at the root of the zygoma, in which rests the condyle of the mandible. Synonym: cavitas glenoidalis, fossa mandibularis, articular fossa of temporal bone, glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa, glenoid surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Meckel's cavity | The cleft in the meningeal layer of dura of the middle cranial fossa near the tip of the petrous part of the temporal bone; it encloses the roots of the trigeminal nerve and the trigeminal ganglion. Synonym: cavum trigeminale, Meckel's cavity, Meckel's space, trigeminal cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| visceral cavity | The celom or one of the body cavity's derived from it. Synonym: visceral cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial wall of tympanic cavity | A bony layer separating the middle from the internal ear or labyrinth; it contains the fenestra vestibuli and the fenestra cochleae. Synonym: paries labyrinthicus cavi tympani, labyrinthine wall of middle ear, medial wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medullary cavity | The marrow cavity in the shaft of a long bone. Synonym: cavitas medullaris, cavum medullare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvic cavity | The space bounded at the sides by the bones of the pelvis, above by the superior aperture of the pelvis, and below by the pelvic diaphragm; it contains the pelvic viscera. Synonym: cavitas pelvis, cavum pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Retzius' cavity | The area of loose connective tissue between the bladder with its related fascia and the pubis and anterior abdominal wall. Synonym: spatium retropubicum, cavum retzii, Retzius' cavity, Retzius' space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericardial cavity | The potential space between the parietal and the visceral layers of the serous pericardium, in the embryo, that part of the primary celom containing the heart; originally it is in open communication with the pericardioperitoneal cavity's and indirectly, through them, with the peritoneal part of the celom. Synonym: cavitas pericardialis, cavum pericardii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| greater peritoneal cavity | The space enclosed by the peritoneum. It is divided into two portions, the greater sac and the lesser sac or omental bursa, which lies behind the stomach. The two sacs are connected by the foramen of winslow, or epiploic foramen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| peritoneal cavity | The space enclosed by the peritoneum. It is divided into two portions, the greater sac and the lesser sac or omental bursa, which lies behind the stomach. The two sacs are connected by the foramen of winslow, or epiploic foramen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| perivisceral cavity | The space between the ectoderm and endoderm in the gastrula. Synonym: primitive perivisceral cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| roof of tympanic cavity | The superior wall, or roof, of the tympanic cavity, formed by the tegmen tympani of the temporal bone. Synonym: paries tegmentalis cavi tympani, tegmental wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pharyngonasal cavity | <anatomy> The portion of the pharynx extending from the posterior nares to the level of the soft palate. (27 Sep 1997) |
| cleavage cavity | The cavity in the blastula of a developing embryo. Synonym: blastocoele, cleavage cavity, segmentation cavity. Origin: blasto-+ G. Koilos, hollow (05 Mar 2000) |