| head fold | A ventral folding of the cephalic extremity in the embryonic disk, so that the brain lies rostrad to the mouth and pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sacrouterine fold | A fold of peritoneum, containing the rectouterine muscle, passing from the sacrum to the base of the broad ligament on either side, forming the lateral boundary of the rectouterine (Douglas') pouch. Synonym: plica rectouterina, Douglas' fold, Jarjavay's ligament, Petit's ligament, rectouterine fold, uterosacral ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacrovaginal fold | The lower part of the sacrouterine fold. Synonym: plica rectovaginalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacrovesical fold | The fold of peritoneum in the male that bounds the rectovesical pouch laterally. Synonym: rectovesical fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salpingopalatine fold | A ridge of mucous membrane passing from the anterior border of the opening of the auditory (eustachian) tube to the palate. Synonym: plica salpingopalatina, plica tubopalatina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salpingopharyngeal fold | A ridge of mucous membrane extending from the lower end of the tubal elevation along the wall of the pharynx overlying the salpingopharyngeus muscle. Synonym: plica salpingopharyngea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schultze's fold | A fold of amniotic membrane enclosing the yolk stalk and extending from the point of insertion of the umbilical cord to the yolk sac; in reptiles and birds it is the reflected edge of the amnion where it folds over to cover the embryo during early development. Synonym: Schultze's fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| semilunar conjunctival fold | The semilunar fold formed by the palpebral conjunctiva at the medial angle of the eye, a fold of the conjunctival mucous membrane found in many animals; normally partially hidden in the medial canthus of the eye when at rest, it may be extended to cover part or all of the cornea in a winking-like action to clean the cornea, as in birds. Synonym: membrana nictitans, nictitating membrane, palpebra III, palpebra tertia, third eyelid. Synonym: plica lunata, plica semilunaris of eye, semilunar conjunctival fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| semilunar fold | The curved fold connecting the palatoglossal arch and palatopharyngeal arch above the supratonsillar fossa; it always contains lymphoid tissue. Synonym: plica semilunaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| semilunar fold of colon | One of the folds of the wall of the colon between sacculations. Synonym: plica sigmoidea, semilunar fold of colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spiral fold of cystic duct | A series of crescentic folds of mucous membrane in the upper part of the cystic duct, arranged in a somewhat spiral manner. Synonym: plica spiralis ductus cystici, Amussat's valve, Heister's valve, spiral valve of cystic duct, valvula spiralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nail fold | The fold of skin overlapping the lateral and proximal margins of the nail. Synonym: vallum unguis, wall of nail. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasojugal fold | A shallow groove in the skin that extends downward and laterally from the medial canthus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stapedial fold | A reflection of the delicate mucous membrane from the posterior wall of the tympanic cavity that covers the stapes. Synonym: plica stapedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nelaton's fold | See: transverse rectal folds. (05 Mar 2000) |