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Mandibular spine
The small, tongue shaped protuberance on the medial aspect of the mandibular ramus near the mandibular foramen, to which the sphenomandibular ligament is attached.
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Ischial spine
The spine of the ischium, a pointed eminence on its posterior border.
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Fracture of the spine
Fracture of a vertebral body or its bony prominences.
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Bamboo spine
In ankylosing spondylitis, a spinal column that on a radiograph resembles a bamboo stalk.
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Alar spine
The spinous process of the sphenoid bone.
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Sleep spindle
Electroencephalogrnphic waves with a frequency of 12 or 14 cycles per second that appear during sleep and may participate in sleep maintenance. They become less frequent with aging.
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Neurotendinous spindle
A proprioceptive nerve ending found in a tendon, in muscle septa or sheaths, in muscle tissue, or at the junction of a muscle and tendon.
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Neuromuscular spindle
A complex sensory nerve ending consisting of muscle fibers enclosed within a capsule and supplied by an afferent nerve fiber. It. mediates proprioceptive sensations and reflexes.
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Enamel spindle
A tubular hypomineralized structure extending a short distance from the dentinoenamel junction into enamel, seen in ground sections of teeth.
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Spinalis
A muscle attached to the spinal process of a vertebra.
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