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HIATUS SEMILUNARIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Nose (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies)
hiatus semilunaris
Latin
CONT

Inferior to the ethmoidal bulla is a curved gutter (the semilunar hiatus), which is formed by the mucosa covering the lateral wall as it spans a defect in the bony wall between the ethmoidal bulla above and the uncinate process below.

OBS

semilunar hiatus; hiatus semilunaris: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • semi-lunar hiatus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Nez (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
hiatus semilunaris
Latin
CONT

Sous la bulle ethmoïdale, un sillon courbe (le hiatus semilunaire) est formé par la muqueuse qui couvre la paroi latérale en comblant un trou dans la paroi osseuse entre la bulle ethmoïdale en haut et le processus unciné en bas.

OBS

hiatus semi-lunaire : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

hiatus semilunaris : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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