Day 3 Flashcards
vertebrae
each of the series of small bones forming the backbone, having several projections for articulation and muscle attachment, and a hole through which the spinal cord passes.
mucoperiosteum
Mucoperiosteum is a compound structure consisting of mucous membrane and of periosteum (a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints)
neoadjuvant
Neoadjuvant therapy is the administration of therapeutic agents before a main treatment.
pterygoid
of, relating to, being, or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone
of, relating to, or being a compound bone of the base of the cranium of various vertebrates formed by the fusion of several bony elements
terbinate
of, relating to, or being a nasal concha
any of three thin bony plates on the lateral wall of the nasal fossa on each side with or without their covering of mucous membrane: