Rivinus' notch

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• notch — 1. An indentation at the edge of any structure. 2. Any short, narrow, V shaped deviation, whether positive or negative, in a linear tracing. SYN: incisura [TA], emargination, incisure …   Medical dictionary

• Rivinus ducts gland membrane notch — Ri·vi·nus ducts, gland, membrane, notch (rĭ veґnəs) [ Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German anatomist and botanist, 1652–1723] see ductus sublinguales minores, glandula sublingualis, pars flaccida membranae tympanicae, and incisura… …   Medical dictionary

• rivinian notch — Rivinus notch incisura tympanica …   Medical dictionary

• Rivinus — August Q., German anatomist, 1652–1723. See R. canals, under canal, R. ducts, under duct, R. gland, R. incisure, R. membrane, R. notch …   Medical dictionary

• Augustus Quirinus Rivinus — also known as August Bachmann (December 9, 1652 ndash; December 20, 1723) was a German physician and botanist.He was born in Leipzig, Germany, and studied at the University of Leipzig (1669 ndash;1671), continued his studies in the University of… …   Wikipedia

• incisura tympanica — [TA] tympanic notch: a defect in the upper portion of the tympanic part of the temporal bone, between the greater and lesser tympanic spines; it is filled in by the pars flaccida of the tympanic membrane. Called also rivinian or Rivinus notch …   Medical dictionary

• Spine — 1) The column of bone known as the vertebral column, which surrounds and protects the spinal cord. The spine can be categorized according to level of the body: i.e., cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (upper and middle back), and lumbar spine… …   Medical dictionary

• incisure — SYN: notch. [L. incisura] angular i. [TA] a sharp angular depression in the lesser curvature of the stomach at the junction of the body with the pyloric canal. SYN: incisura angularis [TA], angular notch, sulcus angularis. Lanterman incisures SYN …   Medical dictionary

• Shrapnell's membrane — In human anatomy, Shrapnell s membrane (also known as Rivinus’ ligament ) is the small, triangular, flaccid portion of the tympanic membrane lying above the malleolar folds, attached directly to the petrous bone at the notch of Rivinus. It is… …   Wikipedia

• Membranous wall of tympanic cavity — Coronal section of right temporal bone. The m …   Wikipedia

• part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See …   Medical dictionary