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angle of the jaw
nounangle of the mandible
nounanterior pillar of the fauces
nounapical ligament of the dens
noun: a fibrous cord between the two alar ligaments that extends from the tip of the dens to the anterior margin of the foramen magnum
arch of the aorta
noun: the curved transverse part of the aorta that connects the ascending aorta with the descending aorta
arch of the fauces
nounbulb of the penis
noun: the proximal expanded part of the corpus cavernosum of the male urethra
bulb of the vestibule
noun: a structure in the female vulva that is homologous to the bulb of the penis and the adjoining corpus spongiosum in the male and that consists of an elongated mass of erectile tissue on each side of the vaginal and urethral openings united anteriorly to the contralateral mass by a narrow median band passing along the lower surface of the clitoris
central artery of the retina
noun: a branch of the ophthalmic artery that passes to the retina in the middle of the optic nerve and branches to form the arterioles of the retina
central vein of the retina
noun: a vein that is formed by union of the veins draining the retina, passes with the central artery of the retina in the optic nerve, and empties into the superior ophthalmic vein
detachment of the retina
nounfibrocystic disease of the pancreas
nounFrank-Starling law of the heart
noungeneral paralysis of the insane
nounhemolytic disease of the newborn
noun
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