- meckel's cave
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized MEtymology: after Johann F. Meckel died 1774 German anatomist: a space beneath the dura mater lodging the gasserian ganglion
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Meckel's cave — n a space beneath the dura mater containing the trigeminal ganglion called also Meckel s cavity Meckel Johann Friedrich, the Elder (1724 1774) German anatomist. Meckel was an anatomist known for his considerable powers of observation and skill in … Medical dictionary
Meckel's cave — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = cavum Meckelii, cavum trigeminale GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 886 Caption = The otic ganglion and its branches. Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c 16 DorlandsSuf =… … Wikipedia
Meckel's ganglion — n PTERYGOPALATINE GANGLION J. F. Meckel the Elder see MECKEL S CAVE … Medical dictionary
cave — A hollow or enclosed space or cavity. See cavity, cavitas, cavernous space. SYN: cavea. trigeminal c. [TA] the cleft in the meningeal layer of dura of the … Medical dictionary
Trigeminal cave — The trigeminal ganglion and its branches represented here as 1st division, 2nd division, and 3rd division. The Trigeminal Cave houses this ganglion. Latin cavum Meckelii, cavum trigeminale Gray s … Wikipedia
Johann Friedrich Meckel, the Elder — Johann Friedrich Meckel the Elder (July 31, 1724 September 18, 1774) was a German anatomist who was born in Wetzlar. He often has the Elder appended to his name to avoid confusion with his famous grandson Johann Friedrich Meckel (1781 1833), who… … Wikipedia
Meckel cave — cavum trigeminale … Medical dictionary
Trigeminal nerve — Nerve: Trigeminal nerve Trigeminal nerve, shown in yellow … Wikipedia
Trigeminal ganglion — Infobox Nerve Name = Trigeminal ganglion (in red) Latin = ganglion trigeminale, ganglion semilunare (Gasseri) GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 886 Caption = Nerves of the orbit. Seen from above. (Semilunar ganglion visible near bottom.) Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
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