musculomembranous

musculomembranous
mus·cu·lo·membranous

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  • musculomembranous — Relating to both muscular tissue and membrane; denoting certain muscles, such as the occipitofrontalis, that are largely membranous. * * * mus·cu·lo·mem·bra·nous mem brə nəs adj relating to or consisting of both muscle and membrane <the vagina …   Medical dictionary

  • musculomembranous — “+ adjective Etymology: muscul + membranous : composed of both muscle and membrane …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bladder — The organ that stores urine. The bladder is a hollow organ in the lower abdomen. The kidneys filter waste from the blood and produce urine, which enters the bladder through two tubes called ureters. Urine leaves the bladder through another tube,… …   Medical dictionary

  • Pharynx — The hollow tube about 5 inches long that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach). * * * The upper expanded portion of the digestive tube, between the esophagus below… …   Medical dictionary

  • diaphragm — 1. The musculomembranous partition between the abdominal and thoracic cavities. SYN: diaphragma (2) [TA], interseptum, midriff, phren (1). 2. A thin disk pierced with an opening, used in a microscope, camera, or other op …   Medical dictionary

  • Esophagus — The esophagus, part of the digestive tract, is a tube that connects the throat with the stomach. It lies between the trachea (windpipe) and the spine. In an adult, the esophagus is about 10 inches long. When a person swallows, the muscular walls… …   Medical dictionary

  • diaphragma — 1. A thin partition separating adjacent regions. 2. SYN: diaphragm (1). [G. d., a partition wall, midriff] d. oris SYN: mylohyoid (muscle). d. pelvis SYN: pelvic diaphragm. d. sellae [TA] a fold of dura mater extending transversely across the …   Medical dictionary

  • gaster — 1. SYN: stomach. 2. Prominent part of wasp or ant abdomen, separated from the other body parts by a thin connecting segment. [G. g., belly] * * * gas·ter (gasґtər) [Gr. gastēr the stomach] [TA] stomach: the musculomembranous expansion… …   Medical dictionary

  • heart — A hollow muscular organ that receives the blood from the veins and propels it into the arteries. In mammals it is divided by a musculomembranous septum into two halves right or venous and left or arterial each of which consists of a receiving… …   Medical dictionary

  • urogenital diaphragm — n a double layer of pelvic fascia with its included muscle that is situated between the ischial and pubic rami, supports the prostate in the male, is traversed by the vagina in the female, gives passage to the membranous part of the urethra, and… …   Medical dictionary

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