Medical term:
groove
groove
[gro̳v]a narrow, linear hollow or depression.
branchial groove pharyngeal groove.
Harrison's groove a horizontal groove along the lower border of the thorax corresponding to the costal insertion of the diaphragm; seen in advanced rickets in childhood.
medullary groove (neural groove) that formed by the beginning invagination of the neural plate of the embryo to form the neural tube.
pharyngeal groove a groove between a pair of pharyngeal arches in a mammalian embryo, homologous to the branchial cleft of a fish, formed by rupture of the membrane separating a corresponding entodermal pouch and ectodermal groove.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
groove
(grūv), [TA]A narrow, elongated depression or furrow on any surface.
See also: sulcus.
See also: sulcus.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
groove
(grūv) [TA]A narrow elongated depression or furrow on any surface.
See also: sulcus
See also: sulcus
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
groove
(grūv) [TA]A narrow, elongated depression or furrow on any surface.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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