rima (redirected from rima vulvae)

rima /ri·ma/ (ri´mah) pl. ri´mae   [L.] a cleft or crack.

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rima glot´tidis  the elongated opening between the true vocal cords and between the arytenoid cartilages.

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.

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ri·ma (rm)

n. pl. ri·mae (-m)

A slit, fissure, or narrow elongated opening between two symmetrical parts.

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rima

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

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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).