demifacet

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• demifacet — demi·fac·et (dem″e fasґət) a small plane surface on either of two bones which both articulate with a third bone …   Medical dictionary

• inferior demifacet for head of rib — fovea costalis inferior …   Medical dictionary

• superior demifacet for head of rib — fovea costalis superior …   Medical dictionary

• facet, facette — 1. A small smooth area on a bone or other firm structure. 2. A worn spot on a tooth, produced by chewing or grinding. [Fr. facette] acromial f. of clavicle [TA] a small oval f. on the lateral end of the clavicle for …   Medical dictionary

• fovea costalis inferior — [TA] inferior costal facet: a small facet, really a demifacet, on the lower edge of the body of a vertebra, articulating with the head of a rib …   Medical dictionary

• fovea costalis superior — [TA] superior costal facet: a small facet, really a demifacet, on the upper edge of the body of a vertebra, articulating with the head of a rib …   Medical dictionary