| sphenomaxillary suture | An inconstant suture between the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the body of the maxilla. Synonym: sutura sphenomaxillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sphenopalatine | Relating to the sphenoid and the palatine bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenopalatine artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, third part of maxillary; distribution, posterior portion of lateral nasal wall and septum; anastomoses, branches of descending palatine, superior labial, and infraorbital. Synonym: arteria sphenopalatina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenopalatine foramen | The foramen formed from the sphenopalatine notch of the palatine bone in articulation with the sphenoid bone; it transmits the sphenopalatine artery and accompanying nerves. Synonym: foramen sphenopalatinum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenopalatine ganglion | A small parasympathetic ganglion in the upper part of the pterygopalatine fossa whose postsynaptic fibres supply the lacrimal, nasal, palatine and pharyngeal glands. Synonym: ganglion pterygopalatinum, Meckel's ganglion, nasal ganglion, sphenopalatine ganglion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenopalatine neuralgia | Neuralgia of the lower half of the face, with pain referred to the root of the nose, upper teeth, eyes, ears, mastoid, and occiput, in association with nasal congestion and rhinorrhoea occurring in infection of the nasal sinuses, and produced by lesions of the sphenopalatine ganglion; ocular hyperaemia and excessive lacrimation may occur. Synonym: Sluder's neuralgia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenopalatine notch | The deep notch between the orbital and sphenoidal processes of the palatine bone which is converted into the foramen of the same name by the undersurface of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: incisura sphenopalatina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoparietal | Relating to the sphenoid and the parietal bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoparietal sinus | A paired dural venous sinus beginning on the parietal bone, running along the sphenoidal ridges and emptying into the cavernous sinus. Synonym: sinus sphenoparietalis, Breschet's sinus, sinus alae parvae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoparietal suture | Line of union of the lower border of the parietal with the upper edge of the greater wing of the sphenoid. Synonym: sutura sphenoparietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenopetrosal | Relating to the sphenoid bone and the petrous portion of the temporal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenopetrosal fissure | A narrow fissure between the undersurface of the greater wing of the sphenoid and the petrous portion of the temporal bone. Synonym: fissura sphenopetrosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenopetrosal synchondrosis | Sphenopetrous synchondrosis, fibrocartilage filling the sphenopetrosal fissure. Synonym: synchondrosis sphenopetrosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenorbital | Denoting the portions of the sphenoid bone contributing to the orbits. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenosalpingostaphylinus | See: tensor veli palati muscle. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spheroplast |
(formerly also sphaeroplast) A microbial or plant cell from which most of the cell wall has been removed, usually by enzymic treatment. Strictly, in a spheroplast, some of the wall remains, while in a protoplast the wall has been completely removed. In practice, the two words are often used interchangeably. See protoplast.
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| sphere |
a round body whose surface is at all points the same distance from the center.
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| sphincter |
A band of tissue that acts like a one-way valve, allowing substances in the body to flow in one direction.
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| sphincter |
A ring-like band of muscle that constricts a passage or closes an opening, eg, the anal sphincter constricts to close the anus and relaxes when the animal is passing stool. The urethral sphincter closes the urinary bladder.
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| sphincterotomy |
The cutting of the bladder sphincter muscle to eliminate spasticity and related voiding problems.
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| SPH | the trigonometry of spherical triangles |
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| SPH | in a spherical manner |
| SPH | the roundness of a 3-dimensional object |
| SPH | the roundness of a 3-dimensional object |
| SPH | an abnormal spherical red blood cell |
| SPH | a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes |
| SPH | a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone |
| SPH | in the form of an ellipse |
| SPH | a measuring instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface |
| SPH | a small sphere |
| SPH | a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening |
| SPH | the sphincter muscle of the anus |