Nouns denoting body parts
- esophageal smear
- alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the esophagus
- incisor
- a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws
- vena cutanea
- one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins
- lower respiratory tract
- the bronchi and lungs
- undescended testicle
- a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
- pelvic cavity
- the space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera
- parafovea
- area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea
- external organ
- an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body
- laryngopharynx
- the lower part of the pharynx
- face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- girdle
- an encircling or ringlike structure
- medial condyle
- a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur
- tibial vein
- veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein
- saphenous nerve
- a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot
- hypothalamus
- a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
- supraorbital torus
- a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket
- shoulder girdle
- the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans
- ileocecal valve
- valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine; prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine
- portacaval shunt
- shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver
- mesocolon
- mesentery that holds the lower colon to the dorsal abdominal wall
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