- basicranial flexure
- pontine f.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
basicranial flexure
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flexure — A bend, as in an organ or structure. SYN: flexura [TA]. [L. flexura] anorectal f. [TA] the anteroposterior curve or angle, with convesity directed anteriorly, of the anorectal junction; tonus of the puborectalis (muscle) produces the … Medical dictionary
pontine flexure — n a flexure of the embryonic hindbrain that serves to delimit the developing cerebellum and medulla oblongata * * * a flexure in the hindbrain of the embryo; called also basicranial f … Medical dictionary
angle — The meeting point of two lines or planes; the figure formed by the junction of two lines or planes; the space bounded on two sides by lines or planes that meet. For angles not listed below, see the descriptive term; e.g., axioincisal, distobuccal … Medical dictionary
