rima palpebrarum
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rima
[ri´mah] (L.)a cleft or crack.
rima glot´tidis the elongated opening between the true vocal cords and between the arytenoid cartilages; called also vocal area.
rima o´ris the opening of the mouth.
rima palpebra´rum palpebral fissure.
rima puden´di the space between the labia majora; called also pudendal fissure.
pal·pe·bral fis·sure
[TA]the fissure between the eyelids leading into the conjunctival sac.
Synonym(s): rima palpebrarum [TA]
ri·ma pal·pe·bra·rum
(rī'mă pal'pē-brā'rŭm) [TA]The lid slit, or fissure between the lids of the eye.
Synonym(s): palpebral fissure.
Synonym(s): palpebral 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).