granular pits

granular foveolae

[TA]

pits on the inner surface of the skull, along the course of the superior sagittal sinus, in which the arachnoidal granulations are lodged.

Synonym(s): foveolae granulares [TA], granular pits, pacchionian depressions

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gran·u·lar pits

(gran'yū-lăr pits)

Pits on the inner surface of the skull, along the course of the superior sagittal sinus, in which are lodged the arachnoidal granulations.

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Pacchioni,

Antonio, Italian anatomist, 1665-1726.

pacchionian bodies - tufted prolongations of pia-arachnoid. Synonym(s): arachnoid granulations; pacchionian corpuscles; pacchionian glands; pacchionian granulations

pacchionian corpuscles - Synonym(s): pacchionian bodies

pacchionian depressions - pits on the inner surface of the skull in which are lodged the arachnoidal granulations. Synonym(s): granular pits

pacchionian glands - Synonym(s): pacchionian bodies

pacchionian granulations - Synonym(s): pacchionian bodies

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