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fibrous(dictionary)
fibrous(dictionary)
Fibrous(medicine)
fibrous ankylosis(medicine)
fibrous tubercle(medicine)
fibrous adhesion(medicine)

fibrous ring (medicine) and spineback (medicine)


fibrous ring (medicine)


fibrous ring -->
fibrous ring of heart


One of four fibrous rings that surround atrioventricular and arterial orifices of the heart, providing attachment for the valve leaflets and maintaining patency of the orifice. As part of the fibrous skeleton of the heart, the fibrous rings also provide origin and insertion for the myocardium.

Synonym: annulus fibrosus cordis, annulus fibrosus, coronary tendon, fibrous ring, Lower's ring.


spineback (medicine)


spineback
<zoology> A fish having spines in, or in front of, the dorsal fins.

Source: Websters Dictionary