- mucous fold
- mucosal f.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Mucous membrane of nose — Latin tunica mucosa nasi, membrana mucosa nasi Gray s subject #223 996 The nasal mucous membrane lines the nasal cavities, and is intimately adherent to the periosteum or perichondrium. It is continuou … Wikipedia
Mucous membrane of the soft palate — Gray s subject #243 1141 The mucous membrane of the soft palate is thin, and covered with stratified squamous epithelium on both surfaces, excepting near the pharyngeal ostium of the auditory tube, where it is columnar and ciliated. According to… … Wikipedia
fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina … Medical dictionary
Mucous membranes — Membrane Mem brane, n. [F., fr. L. membrana the skin that covers the separate members of the body, fr. L. membrum. See {Member}.] (Anat.) A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vestibular fold — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = plica vestibularis, plica ventricularis GraySubject = 236 GrayPage = 1079 Caption = Laryngoscopic view of the vocal folds. (Vestibular fold labeled at center right.) Caption2 = Coronal section of larynx and … Wikipedia
Aryepiglottic fold — The entrance to the larynx, viewed from behind. (Aryepiglottic fold labeled at center right.) … Wikipedia
vocal fold — noun either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx • Syn: ↑vocal cord, ↑vocal band, ↑plica vocalis • Hypernyms: ↑fold, ↑plica • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Vocal fold cyst — Vocal fold cysts are collections of fluid in sac like formations on the vocal folds.Cysts can deteriorate the quality of human speech production, causing diplophonia, a condition where the vocal cords produce multiple tones at the same time, or… … Wikipedia
mucosal fold — a fold of mucous membrane; called also mucous f … Medical dictionary
Salpingopharyngeal fold — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = plica salpingopharyngea GraySubject = 244 GrayPage = 1141 Caption = Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = p 24 DorlandsSuf = 12649232 A… … Wikipedia