Stensen duct
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Stensen's duct — Sten·sen s duct also Sten·son s duct sten sənz n PAROTID DUCT Sten·sen or Steen·sen stān sən Niels (Latin Nicolaus Steno) (1638 1686) Danish anatomist and geologist. Although Stensen had prepared to become a physician and eventually became a… … Medical dictionary
duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule … Medical dictionary
Stensen canal duct etc. — Sten·sen canal, duct, etc. (stenґsən) [Niels Stensen (Nicolaus Steno), Danish physician, anatomist in Italy, 1638–1686] see under experiment and plexus, and see canales incisivi, ductus parotideus, and foramina incisiva … Medical dictionary
Stensen's duct — the long secretory duct of the parotid salivary gland [Stensen (1838–86), Danish physician] … The new mediacal dictionary
duct of steno — Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after Nicolaus Steno (Niels Stensen) died 1687 Dan. anatomist : steno s duct … Useful english dictionary
Stensen — Niels (Nicholaus), Danish anatomist, 1638–1686. See S. duct, S. foramen, S. plexus, S. veins, under vein … Medical dictionary
Stensen plexus — the venous network around the parotid duct … Medical dictionary
stensen's duct — … Useful english dictionary
Parotid duct — Right parotid gland. Deep and anterior aspects. (Parotid duct labeled at center right.) … Wikipedia
Right lymphatic duct — Lymph: Right lymphatic duct The thoracic and right lymphatic ducts. (Right lymphatic duct is labeled at upper left.) … Wikipedia
