torus

torus /to·rus/ (tor´us) pl. to´ri   [L.] a swelling or bulging projection.

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to·rus (tôrs)

n. pl. to·ri (tôr)

A bulging or rounded projection or swelling, such as is caused by a bone or muscle.

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torus [tor´us] (L.)

a swelling or bulging projection.

torus mandibula´ris a prominence sometimes seen on the lingual aspect of the mandible at the base of its alveolar part.

torus palati´nus a bony protuberance sometimes found on the hard palate at the junction of the intermaxillary suture and the transverse palatine suture.

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torus (tôr´s),

n a bulging projection of bone.

torus mandibularis,

n a bony enlargement (hyperostosis) appearing unilaterally or bilaterally on the lingual aspect of the mandible in the canine-premolar region of about 7% of the population.

Torus mandibularis.

torus palatinus,

n a bony enlargement (hyperostosis) occurring in the midline of the hard palate in about 20% of the population.

Torus palatinus.

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torus

pl. tori [L.] a swelling or bulging projection; a pad.

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carpal torus

chestnut on the leg of a horse; the stopper pad of a dog. Called also carpal pad.

torus corneus

bulb of the heel in ungulates.

torus linguae

the eminence on the dorsum of the tongue in ruminants.

torus metacarpal, torus metatarsal

metacarpal pads, metatarsal pads.

torus pyloricus

a fleshy protuberance at the pylorus of some species such as ruminants and pigs, that projects into the lumen of the pyloric canal.

tarsal torus

chestnut on the leg of a horse. Called also tarsal pad.