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.
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pal·pe·bral fis·sure
[TA]the fissure between the eyelids leading into the conjunctival sac.
Synonym(s): rima palpebrarum [TA]
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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.
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