| posterior border of eyelids | The posterior edge of the free margin of each eyelid, which is also the border of the conjunctiva. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior border of fibula | The ridge on the posterior aspect of the fibula extending from the head to the medial aspect of the peroneal groove. Synonym: margo posterior fibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior border of radius | The ridge on the radius that extends from the tuberosity to the tubercle on the posterior aspect of the distal extremity. Synonym: margo posterior radii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior border of testis | The rounded posterior portion of the testis into which the vessels enter. Synonym: margo posterior testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior border of ulna | The sinuous palpable subcutaneous ridge on the posterior aspect of the ulna that extends from near the olecranon to the styloid process, demarcating "anterior" (flexor) from "posterior" (extensor) compartments of forearm. Synonym: margo posterior ulnae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proximal border of nail | The proximal border of the nail entirely covered by the nail wall. Synonym: margo occultus unguis, occult border of nail. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pupillary border of iris | The inner border of the iris that forms the edge of the pupil. Synonym: margo pupillaris iridis, pupillary margin of iris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous border | Edge of a bone which articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone. See: squamous border of parietal bone, squamous border of sphenoid bone. Synonym: margo squamosus, squamous margin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| striated border | Obsolete term for the apical surface of an epithelium with microvilli. (18 Nov 1997) |
| denture border | The limit or boundary or circumferential margin of a denture base, the margin of the denture base at the junction of the polished surface with the impression (tissue) surface, the extreme edges of a denture base at the buccolabial, lingual, and posterior limits. Synonym: denture edge, periphery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior border | The caudal or lowermost margin of a structure. Synonym: inferior margin, margo inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior border of liver | The sharp border of the liver that separates the diaphragmatic and visceral surfaces. Synonym: margo inferior hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior border of lung | The sharp border of the lung that separates the diaphragmatic surface from the costal and mediastinal surfaces. Synonym: margo inferior pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior border of pancreas | The border of the pancreas separating the inferior and posterior surfaces. Synonym: margo inferior pancreatis, margo inferior splenis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interosseous border | Edge of a bone to which a fibrous (interosseous) membrane is attached, by which the bone becomes attached to another bone. See: interosseous border of fibula, interosseous border of radius, interosseous border of tibia, interosseous border of ulna. Synonym: margo interosseus, interosseous crest, interosseous margin. (05 Mar 2000) |