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Definition: Fourth Ventricle |
Fourth VentricleNoun1. An irregular ventricle between the third ventricle and the central canal of the spinal cord. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Health | An irregularly shaped cavity in the rhombencephalon, between the medulla oblongata, the pons, and the isthmus in front, and the cerebellum behind. It is continuous with the central canal of the cord below and with the cerebral aqueduct above, and through its lateral and median apertures it communicates with the subarachnoid space. (references) |
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Crosswords: Fourth Ventricle |
| English words defined with "fourth ventricle": Ligule ♦ Teretial, third ventricle. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "fourth ventricle": Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms ♦ Locus Coeruleus. (references) |
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Health | Dandy-Walker syndrome is a congenital brain malformation involving the fourth ventricle and cerebellum. (references) | |
It is defined as an enlargement of the fourth ventricle, an absence (partial or complete) of the cerebellar vermis (the narrow middle area between the two cerebral hemispheres), and cyst formation in the posterior fossa (the internal base of the skull). (references) | ||
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| Language | Translations for "fourth ventricle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | fossa rhomboidea (floor of fourth ventricle), foramen Magendie (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle), eminentia medialis (eminentia medialis, eminentia medialis of the floor of fourth ventricle), cysticerkose i 4.ventrikel (cysticercosis of fourth ventricle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | funiculus teres (eminentia medialis, eminentia medialis of the floor of fourth ventricle), fossa rhomboidea (floor of fourth ventricle), foramen magendii (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle), ruitgroeve (floor of fourth ventricle), eminentia teres (eminentia medialis, eminentia medialis of the floor of fourth ventricle), eminentia medialis (eminentia medialis, eminentia medialis of the floor of fourth ventricle), eminentia abducentis (eminentia medialis, eminentia medialis of the floor of fourth ventricle), apertura medialis ventriculi quarti (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | trou de Magendie (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle), trou de Luschka (foramen of Keyland-Retzius, foramen of Luschka, lateral aperture of the fourth ventricle), plancher du quatrième ventricule (floor of fourth ventricle), orifice médian du quatrième ventricule (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle), orifice latéral du quatrième ventricule (foramen of Keyland-Retzius, foramen of Luschka, lateral aperture of the fourth ventricle), eminentia medialis de la fosse rhomboïde (eminentia medialis of the floor of fourth ventricle), eminentia medialis (eminentia medialis of the floor of fourth ventricle), cysticercose du quatrième ventricule (cysticercosis of fourth ventricle), aire vestibulaire du plancher du quatrième ventricule (vestibular area of the floor of fourth ventricle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Fossa rhomboides (floor of fourth ventricle), Fossa rhomboidea (floor of fourth ventricle), Fossa rhomboidalis (floor of fourth ventricle), Foramen Mangendii (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle), Foramen Luschkae (foramen of Keyland-Retzius, foramen of Luschka, lateral aperture of the fourth ventricle), Rautengrube (floor of fourth ventricle), Cysticercosis ventriculi quarti (cysticercosis of fourth ventricle), Corpus teres (eminentia medialis, eminentia medialis of the floor of fourth ventricle), Area vestibularis fossae rhomboideae (vestibular area of the floor of fourth ventricle), Area acustica (vestibular area of the floor of fourth ventricle), Apertura mediana ventriculi quarti (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle), Apertura mediana rhombencephali (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle), Apertura medialis ventriculi quarti (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle), Apertura lateralis ventriculi quarti (foramen of Keyland-Retzius, foramen of Luschka, lateral aperture of the fourth ventricle), Apertura lateralis rhombencephali (foramen of Keyland-Retzius, foramen of Luschka, lateral aperture of the fourth ventricle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | μέσο τρήμα (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle), περίμηκης εξοχή (eminentia medialis, eminentia medialis of the floor of fourth ventricle), τρήμα του Magendie (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ourthfay entriclevay orifício médio do quarto ventrículo (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle), orifício de Magendie (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle), cisticercose do quarto ventrículo (cysticercosis of fourth ventricle). (various references) fosa romboidea (floor of fourth ventricle), eminencia teres (eminentia medialis, eminentia medialis of the floor of fourth ventricle), agujero de Magendie (foramen of Magendie, Magendie foramen, median aperture of the fourth ventricle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-f-h-i-l-n-o-r-r-t-t-u-v" | |
-4 letters: counterfeit, counterfire. | |
-5 letters: fourteenth, hectoliter, interfluve, reflection. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 6F 75 72 74 68      56 65 6E 74 72 69 63 6C 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01101111 01110101 01110010 01110100 01101000 00100000 01010110 01100101 01101110 01110100 01110010 01101001 01100011 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F o u r t h   V e n t r i c l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 006F 0075 0072 0074 0068      0056 0065 006E 0074 0072 0069 0063 006C 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4081878486742567180868475697871 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dinamarquês, danés |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandês, holandés |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francês, francés |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | tysker, Duitse, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, alemão, alemán |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, grego, griego |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, português, portugués |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, espanhol, español |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglês, inglés |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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