| false rib | <anatomy> Five lower ribs on either side that do not articulate with the sternum directly. Synonym: costae spuriae, vertebrochondral ribs. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| false ringbone | <veterinary> An exostosis on the middle or upper part of the long pastern bone in the horse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| false suture | <anatomy> One whose opposing margins are smooth or present only a few ill-defined projections. Synonym: sutura notha. (05 Mar 2000) |
| false vocal cord | One of the pair of folds of mucous membrane stretching across the laryngeal cavity from the angle of the thyroid cartilage to the arytenoid cartilage; they enclose a space called the rima vestibuli or false glottis. Synonym: plica vestibularis, false vocal cord, plica ventricularis, ventricular band of larynx, ventricular fold. (05 Mar 2000) |