| CSH | carotid sinus hypersensitivity; chronic subdural hematoma; combat support [army] hospital; cortical ... |
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| CSM | cardiosynchronous myostimulator; carotid sinus massage; cerebrospinal meningitis; circulation, sensa... |
| CSN | cardiac sympathetic nerve; carotid sinus nerve |
| CSNRT, cSNRT | corrected sinus node recovery time |
| CSNS | carotid sinus nerve stimulation |
| primitive groove | The median depression in the primitive streak flanked by the primitive ridges. Synonym: primitive furrow. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sagittal groove | The groove in the midline of the inner table of the calvaria lodging the superior sagittal sinus. Synonym: sulcus sinus sagittalis superioris, sagittal groove, sagittal sulcus, superior longitudinal sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pterygopalatine groove | A groove on both the body of the maxilla and the perpendicular plate of the palatine bone; when the bones are articulated the grooves form the greater palatine canal. Synonym: sulcus palatinus major, pterygopalatine groove, sulcus for greater palatine nerve, sulcus pterygopalatinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sibson's groove | A groove occasionally seen on the outer side of the thorax formed by the prominent lower border of the pectoralis major muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spiral groove | <anatomy, nerve> The shallow groove that passes around the shaft of the humerus; it lodges the radial nerve and deep brachial artery. Synonym: sulcus nervi radialis, musculospiral groove, spiral groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasolabial groove | A furrow between the wing of the nose and the lip. Synonym: sulcus nasolabialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasopalatine groove | A groove on the vomer lodging the nasopalatine nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasopharyngeal groove | An indistinct line marking the boundary between the nasal cavities and the nasal part of the pharynx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neural groove | The gutter-like groove formed in the midline of the embryo's dorsal surface by the progressive elevation of the lateral margins of the neural plate; the ultimate dorsal fusion of the margins results in the formation of the neural tube. Synonym: medullary groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subclavian groove | A groove on the inferior surface of the body of the clavicle to which is attached the subclavius muscle. Synonym: sulcus musculi subclavii, subclavian sulcus, sulcus subclavianus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcostal groove | A groove in the lower inner border of the rib, lodging the intercostal vessels and nerve. Synonym: sulcus costae, subcostal groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supplemental groove | A curvilinear depression normally found on each side of a triangular ridge (crista triangularis). (05 Mar 2000) |
| supra-acetabular groove | A groove, posterosuperior to the acetabulum, that is the attachment for the reflected head of the rectus femoris muscle. Synonym: sulcus supra-acetabularis, supra-acetabular sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental groove | A transitory depression in the gingival surface of the embryonic jaw along the line of ingrowth of the dental lamina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digastric groove | The groove medial to the mastoid process of the temporal bone from which the digastric muscle originates. Synonym: incisura mastoidea, digastric groove, digastric notch, mastoid notch. (05 Mar 2000) |