(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
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Laryngopharynx
the lower part of the pharynx
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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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An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed, in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in the same way as the lungs of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lower, part, pharynx.That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the breastplate. It w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lower, part, pharynx.A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lower, part, pharynx.That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lower, part, pharynx.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: lower, part, pharynx.either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lower, part, pharynx.Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lower, part, pharynx.The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lower, part, pharynx.the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lower, part, pharynx.The tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach; the esophagus.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lower, part, pharynx.One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the triglyphs, and also to the lower f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lower, part, pharynx.An appendage or fold on the lower side of the pharynx, in certain insects.
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