anterior curvature

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• curvature — A bending or flexure. See angulation. SYN: curvatura. [L. curvatura, fr. curvo, pp. atus, to bend, curve] angular c. a gibbous deformity, i.e., a sharp angulation of the spine, occurring in Pott disease. SYN: Pott c …   Medical dictionary

• polus anterior bulbi oculi — [TA] anterior pole of eyeball: the center of the anterior curvature of the eyeball …   Medical dictionary

• Greater curvature of the stomach — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = curvatura major gastris GraySubject = 247 GrayPage = 1162 Caption = Outline of stomach, showing its anatomical landmarks. Caption2 = Diagram from [http://training.seer.cancer.gov/ss module07 ugi/unit02… …   Wikipedia

• Lesser curvature of the stomach — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = curvatura minor gastris GraySubject = 247 GrayPage = 1162 Caption = Outline of stomach, showing its anatomical landmarks. Caption2 = Diagram from [http://training.seer.cancer.gov/ss module07 ugi/unit02… …   Wikipedia

• focal line anterior — a line whose direction is perpendicular to the meridian of greatest curvature of a refracting surface …   Medical dictionary

• Lens (anatomy) — Crystalline lens (anatomy) Light from a single point of a distant object and light from a single point of a near object being brought to a focus by changing the curvature of the lens …   Wikipedia

• axis opticus — [TA] optic axis: a line connecting the center of the anterior curvature of the cornea (anterior pole) with that of the posterior curvature of the sclera (posterior pole). Axes of the eye …   Medical dictionary

• keratometry — Measurement of the radii of corneal curvature. * * * ker·a·tom·e·try .ker ə täm ə trē n, pl tries measurement of the form and curvature of the cornea ker·a·to·me·tric .ker ət ə me trik adj * * * ker·a·tom·e·try (ker& …   Medical dictionary

• lordotic pelvis — a pelvis associated with an anterior curvature in the lumbar region of the vertebral column …   Medical dictionary

• Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… …   Medical dictionary

• lymph node — One of numerous round, oval, or bean shaped bodies located along the course of lymphatic vessels, varying greatly in size (1–25 mm in diameter) and usually presenting a depressed area, the hilum, on one side through which blood vessel s enter and …   Medical dictionary