lobotomy leukotomy leucotomy prefrontal lobotomy prefrontal leukotomy prefrontal leucotomy frontal lobotomy | surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain, often results in marked cognitive and personality changes |
blastocoel blastocoele blastocele segmentation cavity cleavage cavity | the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula |
vaquita Phocoena sinus | a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California, an endangered species |
cavity wall | a wall formed of two thicknesses of masonry with a space between them |
facade frontage frontal | the face or front of a building |
frontal | a drapery that covers the front of an altar |
frontlet frontal | an adornment worn on the forehead |
resonator cavity resonator resonating chamber | a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves |
canal of Schlemm Schlemm's canal sinus venosus sclerae | a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins |
venous sinus sinus | a wide channel containing blood, does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel |
cavernous sinus sinus cavernosus | either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity |
coronary sinus sinus coronarius | a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart, empties into the right atrium |
sigmoid sinus sinus sigmoideus | an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones |
straight sinus tentorial sinus sinus rectus | an unpaired sinus of the dura mater |
transverse sinus sinus transversus | a paired dural sinus, terminates in the sigmoid sinus |
sinus | any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull |
ethmoid sinus ethmoidal sinus sinus ethmoidales | a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose) |
frontal sinus | one of a pair of cavities in the frontal bone |
maxillary sinus | one of a pair of sinuses forming a cavity in the maxilla |
paranasal sinus sinus paranasales nasal sinus | any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities |
glenoid fossa glenoid cavity | the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint |
pulp cavity | the central cavity of a tooth containing the pulp (including the root canal) |
eye socket orbit cranial orbit orbital cavity | the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball |
mouth oral cavity oral fissure rima oris | the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge, he stuffed his mouth with candy |
buccal cavity | the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks |
cavity bodily cavity cavum | (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body |
middle ear tympanic cavity tympanum | the main cavity of the ear, between the eardrum and the inner ear |
pleural cavity | the cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs and heart |
cranial cavity intracranial cavity | the cavity enclosed by the cranium |
amniotic cavity | the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo |
peritoneal cavity greater peritoneal sac | the interior of the peritoneum, a potential space between layers of the peritoneum |
bursa omentalis omental bursa lesser peritoneal cavity | an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach |
pericardial cavity pericardial space | the space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement |
frontal gyrus | any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum |
frontal lobe frontal cortex | that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead |
uterine cavity | the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes |
nasal cavity | either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx |
frontal bone os frontale forehead | the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits |
frontal eminence | either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit |
frontal suture sutura frontalis | the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of ) |
fistula sinus | an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface |
tubular cavity | a cavity having the shape of a tube |
armpit axilla axillary cavity axillary fossa | the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder, they were up to their armpits in water |
chest cavity thoracic cavity | the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart |
abdominal cavity abdomen | the cavity containing the major viscera, in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm |
acetabulum cotyloid cavity | the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint |
pelvic cavity | the space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera |
pit cavity | a sizeable hole (usually in the ground), they dug a pit to bury the body |
cavity caries dental caries tooth decay | soft decayed area in a tooth, progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth |
cavity enclosed space | space that is surrounded by something |