| lingual lobe | A U-or W-shaped ridge at the base of the lingual surface of the crown of the upper incisors and cuspid teeth, the lateral limbs running for a short distance along the linguoproximal line angles, the central portion just above the gingiva. Synonym: cingulum dentis, basal ridge, lingual lobe. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lobe | <anatomy> A more or less well defined portion of any organ, especially of the brain, lungs and glands. Lobes are demarcated by fissures, sulci, connective tissue and by their shape. Origin: L. Globus, from Gr. Lobos (18 Nov 1997) |
| lobe-footed | <zoology> Lobiped. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lobe of prostate | One of the lateral lobes (right or left) or the middle lobe or isthmus of the prostate; in the adult the lobes are ill-defined. Synonym: lobus prostatae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower lobe of lung | It is located below and behind the oblique fissure and contains five bronchopulmonary segments: superior, medial basal, anterior basal, lateral basal, and posterior basal. Synonym: lobus inferior pulmonis, lower lobe of lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior condyloid canal of occipital bone | The canal through which the hypoglossal nerve emerges from the skull. Synonym: canalis hypoglossalis, anterior condyloid canal of occipital bone, anterior condyloid foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atlanto-occipital | <anatomy> Relating to the atlas and the occipital bone. Synonym: atlo-occipital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atlanto-occipital articulation | <anatomy> A condylar synovial joint between the superior articular facets of the atlas and the condyles of the occipital bone. Synonym: articulatio atlanto-occipitalis, atlanto-occipital articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atlanto-occipital joint | <anatomy> A condylar synovial joint between the superior articular facets of the atlas and the condyles of the occipital bone. Synonym: articulatio atlanto-occipitalis, atlanto-occipital articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atlanto-occipital membrane | <anatomy> More specifically see: anterior atlanto-occipital membrane, posterior atlanto-occipital membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atlo-occipital | <anatomy> Relating to the atlas and the occipital bone. Synonym: atlo-occipital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular branch of occipital artery | <anatomy, artery> Distribution, posterior auricle; anastomosis, posterior auricular artery. Synonym: ramus auricularis arteriae occipitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal part of occipital bone | The part of the occipital bone that lies anterior to the foramen magnum and joins with the body of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: pars basilaris ossis occipitalis, basal part of occipital bone, basilar apophysis, basilar process of occipital bone, basilar process, basiocciput. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basilar part of the occipital bone | The part of the occipital bone that lies anterior to the foramen magnum and joins with the body of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: pars basilaris ossis occipitalis, basal part of occipital bone, basilar apophysis, basilar process of occipital bone, basilar process, basiocciput. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basilar process of occipital bone | The part of the occipital bone that lies anterior to the foramen magnum and joins with the body of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: pars basilaris ossis occipitalis, basal part of occipital bone, basilar apophysis, basilar process of occipital bone, basilar process, basiocciput. (05 Mar 2000) |