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101pharyngeal pouch — n any of a series of evaginations of ectoderm on either side of the pharynx that meet the corresponding external furrows and give rise to the branchial clefts of the vertebrate embryo * * * (branchial pouch, visceral pouch) any of the paired… …
102Rathke's pouch — Rath·ke s pouch rät kəz n a pouch of ectoderm that grows out from the upper surface of the embryonic stomodeum and gives rise to the adenohypophysis of the pituitary gland called also Rathke s pocket Rathke Martin Heinrich (1793 1860) German… …
103uterovesical pouch — utero·ves·i·cal pouch ves i kəl n a pouch formed by the peritoneum between the uterus and the bladder * * * vesicouterine pouch excavatio vesicouterina …
104cheek pouch — noun a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher) • Hypernyms: ↑pouch, ↑pocket * * * noun : a saclike dilatation of the cheeks of certain monkeys and rodents used for holding food * * * a sac in the cheek of certain animals,… …
105diplomatic pouch — noun a mail pouch that is sealed shut and that is used to carry communications between a legation and its home office • Hypernyms: ↑mailbag, ↑mail pouch * * * ˌdiploˌmatic ˈbag [diplomatic bag] (BrE …
106mail pouch — noun pouch used in the shipment of mail • Syn: ↑mailbag • Hypernyms: ↑pouch • Hyponyms: ↑diplomatic pouch …
107posing pouch — posˈing pouch noun A garment covering only the genitals, as worn by male artist s models • • • Main Entry: ↑pose * * * ˈposing pouch 7 [posing pouch] noun (BrE) …
108mail pouch — n. Same as {mailbag}. [WordNet 1.5] …
109Tube pouch — Tube Tube, n. [L. tubus; akin to tuba a trumpet: cf F. tube.] 1. A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe. [1913 Webster] 2. A telescope. Glazed optic tube. Milton. [1913… …
110Hartmann's pouch — Hartmann’s pouch is an out pouching of the wall of the gallbladder at the junction of the neck of the gallbladder and the cystic duct. It is probably caused by a single large stone lodged at the junction for a long time as the Hartmann s pouch is …
