| intercondylar line of femur | A faint transverse ridge separating the floor of the intercondylar fossa from the popliteal surface of the femur; it affords attachment to the posterior portion of the articular capsule of the knee. Synonym: linea intercondylaris femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intercondylar tubercle | One of two projections, medial and lateral, springing from the central lip of each articular surface of the tibia on either side of the intercondylar eminence. Synonym: tuberculum intercondylare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercondyloid | <anatomy> Between condyles; as, the intercondylar fossa or notch of the femur. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| intercondyloid fossa | See: area intercondylaris anterior tibiae, area intercondylaris posterior tibiae. Synonym: intercondylar fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercondyloid 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) |
| interconnection | A connection or link between power systems that enables them to draw on one another's reserve in time of need. (05 Dec 1998) |
| interconversion | A mutual alteration of the physical or chemical nature of a substance or entity; e.g., interconversion of chemical compounds or of foodstuffs. Enzyme interconversion, the reversible transformation of one enzyme form into another, typically with an alteration in the enzyme activity or regulation, e.g., phosphorylation of a glycogen phosphorylase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercornual ligament | <anatomy> A ligament that extends from the lateral inferior margin of the sacrum to the transverse process of the first coccygeal vertebra. Synonym: ligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale, intercornual ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercostal | <anatomy> Situated between the ribs. Origin: L. Costa = rib (18 Nov 1997) |
| intercostal anaesthesia | Regional anaesthesia produced by injection of local anaesthetic solution about intercostal nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercostal arteries | Arteries which course in the thoracic wall between ribs. See: anterior intercostal arteries, posterior intercostal arteries 1-2, posterior intercostal arteries 3-11, superior intercostal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercostal ligaments | The membranous layers between ribs. Synonym: membranae intercostalia, intercostal ligaments, ligamenta intercostalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercostal lymph nodes | One or two small nodes located posteriorly in each intercostal space; they receive lymph from the parietal pleura, intercostal space, and posterior body wall; the nodes in the upper spaces empty into the thoracic duct; the nodes in the lower spaces form a descending intercostal trunk that opens into the cisterna chyli. Synonym: nodi lymphatici intercostales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercostal membranes | The membranous layers between ribs. Synonym: membranae intercostalia, intercostal ligaments, ligamenta intercostalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercostal muscle | <anatomy> Muscle tissue between two ribs. This muscle is a type called skeletal muscle. (12 Dec 1998) |