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rima
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rima /ri·ma/ (ri´mah) pl. ri´mae   [L.] a cleft or crack.
rima glot´tidis  the elongated opening between the true vocal cords and between the arytenoid cartilages.
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Rima glottidis in coronal section showing posterior view of anterior wall of larynx.
rima o´ris  the opening of the mouth.
rima palpebra´rum  palpebral fissure.
rima puden´di  the cleft between the labia majora.

ri·ma (rm)
n. pl. ri·mae (-m)
A slit, fissure, or narrow elongated opening between two symmetrical parts.

rima
[rī′mə]
a cleft or fissure.

rima
pl. rimae [L.] a cleft or crack.

rima cornealis
the groove in the scleral margin into which the rim of the cornea fits.
rima glottidis
the kite-shaped opening between the true vocal folds and between the vocal processes of the arytenoid cartilages.
rima oris
the opening of the mouth.
rima palpebrarum
palpebral fissure.
rima pudendi
the space between the labia of the vulva; called also pudendal fissure, rima vulvae.
rima vestibuli
the entrance to a cavity from a vestibule, especially that of the larynx.
rima vulvae
r. pudendi (above).

RIMA
1 Reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase 2 RMA Right internal mammary artery, see there


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