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DictionarySeelacunalacuna pharyngis
lacuna [lah-ku´nah] (L.) 1. a small pit or hollow cavity.2. a defect or gap, as in the field of vision (scotoma). adj., adj lacu´nar.absorption lacuna resorption lacuna.bone lacuna a small cavity within the bone matrix, containing an osteocyte, and from which slender canaliculi radiate and penetrate the adjacent lamellae to anastomose with the canaliculi of neighboring lacunae, thus forming a system of cavities interconnected by minute canals.cartilage lacuna any of the small cavities within the cartilage matrix, containing a chondrocyte.Howship's lacuna resorption lacuna.intervillous lacuna one of the spaces of the placenta occupied by maternal blood, into which the fetal villi project.osseous lacuna bone lacuna.lacuna pharyn´gis a depression of the pharyngeal end of the eustachian tube.resorption lacuna a pit or concavity found in bones undergoing resorption, frequently containing osteoclasts. Similar lacunae also may be found in eroding surfaces of cementum.pharyngeal lacunaa depression near the pharyngeal opening of the pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube. Synonym(s): lacuna pharyngislacuna pharyngisA pit at the pharyngeal end of the eustachian tube.See also: lacuna |