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lateral recess
The lateral recess or lateral recess of fourth ventricle, is a projection of the fourth ventricle which extends to the lateral border of the brainstem at the pontomedullary junction.
recess appointment
(US, law) The appointment by the President of the United States of a person to an office that normally requires approval of the United States Senate, but who is appointed without such approval because the Senate is in recess.
epitympanic recess
Upper part of the tympanic cavity.
recess appointments
infundibular recess
Cavity where pituitary stalk extends.
congressional recess
Break in legislative session activities.
sphenoethmoidal recess
Space above sphenoid, behind ethmoid.
optic recess
At the junction of the floor and anterior wall of the third ventricle, immediately above the optic chiasma, the ventricle presents a small angular recess or diverticulum, the optic recess (or supraoptic recess).
Pharyngeal recess
Cavity at nasopharynx's posterior end.
pineal recess
piriform recess
Depression near larynx, nasal cavity.
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