(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
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Abdominal cavity
the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
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(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the sto…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"
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the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cavity, containing, major, viscera, mammals.A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent; the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cavity, containing, major, viscera, mammals.a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cavity, containing, major, viscera, mammals.a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cavity, containing, major, viscera, mammals.An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cavity, containing, major, viscera, mammals.The group of seven stars, commonly called the Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear. See Ursa major, under Ursa.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cavity, containing, major, viscera, mammals.the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cavity, containing, major, viscera, mammals.Pressed together; closely connected; -- applied to insects having the abdomen separated from the thorax only by a constriction.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cavity, containing, major, viscera, mammals.a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cavity, containing, major, viscera, mammals.Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep constriction.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cavity, containing, major, viscera, mammals.The Greek major third, which comprehend two major tones (the modern major third contains one major and one minor whole tone).
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cavity, containing, major, viscera, mammals.One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cavity, containing, major, viscera, mammals.
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