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conus /co·nus/ (ko´nus) pl. co´ni [L.] 1. a cone or cone-shaped structure. 2. posterior staphyloma of the myopic eye. conus arterio´sus infundibulum; the anterosuperior portion of the right ventricle of the heart, at the entrance to the pulmonary trunk. conus medulla´ris the cone-shaped lower end of the spinal cord, at the level of the upper lumbar vertebrae. conus termina´lis conus medullaris. co´ni vasculo´si lobules of epididymis.
Conus a genus of shellfish in the family Conidae. Conus catus stings of these shellfish are lethal for humans. conus pl. coni [L.] 1. a cone or cone-shaped structure. 2. posterior staphyloma of the myopic eye. conus arteriosus the funnel-shaped portion of the right ventricle of the heart at the entrance to the pulmonary trunk. conus medullaris
the cone-shaped caudal end of the spinal cord; found at the level of the upper lumbar vertebrae in the human spine, but more caudally in domestic animals. crescent, myopic A white area of sclera seen adjacent to the temporal side of the optic disc mainly in pathological myopia, but also sometimes in non-pathological myopia. The choroid and retinal pigment epithelium have atrophied in the crescent area, allowing the sclera to be seen. Syn. myopic conus; myopic scleral crescent. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Gainey, has spent the Thanksgiving holiday with our Soldiers in Kuwait and Qatar as well as made her initial journey to see our CONUS units. From the CONUS they conclude that it would take nine days to deploy the SBCT to Bogota, Columbia, 14 days to South America and Europe, 12-21 days to Africa and more than 13 days to Asia. Brigadier General Weber returned to CONUS in July of 2000 to assume the duties as Commanding General, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA. |
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