(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
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Mandibular notch
small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone
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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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Near to the maxilla or jawbone.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, indentation, middle, lower, jawbone.A recess or indentation shaped like a bay.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, indentation, middle, lower, jawbone.Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, indentation, middle, lower, jawbone.A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, indentation, middle, lower, jawbone.To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, indentation, middle, lower, jawbone.A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, indentation, middle, lower, jawbone.To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, indentation, middle, lower, jawbone.An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, indentation, middle, lower, jawbone.The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, indentation, middle, lower, jawbone.An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, indentation, middle, lower, jawbone.A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, indentation, middle, lower, jawbone.A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, indentation, middle, lower, jawbone.
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