SYN: notch. [L. a cutting into]
- i. acetabuli [TA] SYN: acetabular notch.
- i. angularis [TA] SYN: angular incisure.
- i. anterior auriculae [TA]
- i. cardiaca SYN: cardial notch.
- i. clavicularis [TA] SYN: clavicular notch of sternum.
- incisurae costales [TA] SYN: costal notches, under notch.
- i. ethmoidalis [TA] SYN: ethmoidal notch.
- i. interarytenoidea [TA] SYN: interarytenoid notch.
- i. intertragica [TA] SYN: intertragic notch.
- i. lacrimalis [TA] SYN: lacrimal notch.
- i. ligamenti teretis hepatis [TA] SYN: notch for ligamentum teres.
- i. mandibulae [TA] SYN: mandibular notch.
- i. mastoidea [TA] SYN: mastoid notch.
- i. nasalis [TA] SYN: nasal notch.
- i. pancreatis [TA] SYN: pancreatic notch.
- i. parietalis [TA] SYN: parietal notch.
- i. preoccipitalis [TA] SYN: preoccipital notch.
- i. pterygoidea SYN: pterygoid notch.
- i. rivini SYN: tympanic notch.
- i. scapulae SYN: suprascapular notch.
- i. semilunaris ulnae SYN: trochlear notch.
- i. sphenopalatina [TA] SYN: sphenopalatine notch.
- i. supraorbitalis [TA] SYN: supraorbital notch. SEE ALSO: supraorbital foramen.
- i. tentorii [TA] SYN: tentorial notch.
- i. tragica SYN: intertragic notch.
- i. trochlearis [TA] SYN: trochlear notch.
- i. tympanica [TA] SYN: tympanic notch.
- i. umbilicalis SYN: notch for ligamentum teres.
- i. vertebralis [TA] SYN: vertebral notch.
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1) a notch, cleft, or fissure of a body part or organ
2) a downward notch in the curve recording aortic blood pressure that occurs between systole and diastole and is caused by backflow of blood for a short time before the aortic valve closes
in·ci·su·ral -əl adj
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in·ci·su·ra (in-si-suґrə) gen. and pl. incisuґrae [L., from incidere to cut into] [TA] notch: an indentation or depression, usually on the side of a bone or other structure.Descriptions of anatomic structures are given on TA terms and include anglicized names of specific incisurae.
Medical dictionary. 2011.