(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
26,102
words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593
searchable synonym connections
350,924
published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning
Cheek pouch
a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher)
42
useful connections shown
0 reviewed relationships and
42 broader connections.
Reviewed set in progress
No hand-reviewed synonym set has been published for this word yet.
The broader connections below can still help you explore, but they are labelled by the evidence joining the words and should not automatically be treated as substitutes.
Explore further
Words from the same subject
These terms belong to the same specialist field or topic. They help you explore the subject, but they are not automatically synonyms.
(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"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Explore further
Words connected by meaning
Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.
The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mou…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: membranous, pouch, inside, mouth, many.An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: membranous, pouch, inside, mouth, many.a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: membranous, pouch, inside, mouth, many.a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: membranous, pouch, inside, mouth, many.A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which is accidentally developed in one of the natural…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: membranous, pouch, inside, mouth, many.a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: membranous, pouch, inside, mouth, many.A group of ganoid fishes, including the living genera Ceratodus and Lepidosiren, which present the closest approximation to the Amphib…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: membranous, pouch, inside, mouth, many.The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isth…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: membranous, pouch, inside, mouth, many.thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: membranous, pouch, inside, mouth, many.A gopher, esp. the pocket gopher.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: membranous, pouch, inside, mouth, many.thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: membranous, pouch, inside, mouth, many.One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidae; -- called also pocket goph…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: membranous, pouch, inside, mouth, many.
All dictionary tools
Explore Academic Dictionary
The same nine destinations available from the header menu are shown here as a clear, fully visible grid.
Aa
Dictionary
Definitions and meanings
⇄
Thesaurus
Synonyms with nuance
¶
Academic writing
Evidence and analysis
✓
Professional
Workplace vocabulary
⌛
Word origins
Etymology and roots
∑
Subjects
Specialist dictionaries
⠿
Word clusters
Connected vocabulary
≈
Word similarity
Compare two words
#
Crossword
Play with vocabulary