| costal notch | One of the notches or facets on the lateral edge of the sternum for articulation with a costal cartilage. Synonym: incisura costalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cotyloid notch | A gap in the inferior the margin of the acetabulum. Synonym: incisura acetabuli, cotyloid notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| popliteal notch | The deep fossa between the femoral condyles in which the cruciate ligaments are attached. Synonym: fossa intercondylaris, intercondyloid fossa, intercondylic fossa, intercondyloid notch, popliteal notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniofacial notch | A defect in the osseous partition between the orbital and nasal cavities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior cerebellar notch | A narrow notch between the cerebellar hemispheres posteriorly, occupied by the falx cerebelli. Synonym: incisura cerebelli posterior, marsupial notch, posterior notch of cerebellum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior notch of cerebellum | A narrow notch between the cerebellar hemispheres posteriorly, occupied by the falx cerebelli. Synonym: incisura cerebelli posterior, marsupial notch, posterior notch of cerebellum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hamular notch | The notch or fissure between the tuberosity of the maxilla and the hamulus of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: hamular notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| preoccipital notch | An indentation in the ventrolateral border of the temporal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere. Synonym: incisura preoccipitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| presternal notch | The V shaped notch at the top of the breastbone (sternum). (12 Dec 1998) |
| sacrosciatic notch | The deep indentation in the posterior border of the hip bone at the point of union of the ilium and ischium. Synonym: incisura ischiadica major, iliosciatic notch, sacrosciatic notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapular notch | A notch on the superior border of the scapula through which the suprascapular nerve passes. Synonym: incisura scapulae, suprascapular notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pterygoid notch | The cleft between the medial and lateral laminae of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone into which the pyramidal process of the palatine bone is fitted. Synonym: incisura pterygoidea, fissura pterygoidea, pterygoid notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pterygomaxillary notch | The notch or fissure between the tuberosity of the maxilla and the hamulus of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: hamular notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| semilunar notch | A wide, shallow notch on the anterior surface of the cerebellum occupied laterally by the superior cerebellar peduncles and the inferior quadrigeminal bodies medially. Synonym: anterior notch of cerebellum, incisura cerebelli anterior, semilunar notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hutchinson's crescentic notch | The semilunar notch on the incisal edge of Hutchinson's teeth, encountered in congenital syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |