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fissure

1. Anatomy a narrow split or groove that divides an organ such as the brain, lung, or liver into lobes

2. a small unnatural crack in the skin or mucous membrane, as between the toes or at the anus

3. a minute crack in the surface of a tooth, caused by imperfect joining of enamel during development

fissure [′fish·ər]

(geology)

A high, narrow cave passageway.

An extensive crack in a rock.

(metallurgy)

A small cracklike discontinuity with a slight opening or displacement of the fracture surfaces.

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No references found			9) Geraghty and Dolan reported that the complete diagnostic criteria for MSH are (1) enlargement of the vertical orbit, (2) enlargement of the superior orbital fissure, (3) elevation of the canine fossa, (4) enlargement of the pterygopalatine fissure, and (5) lateralization of the infraorbital neurovascular canal. Correlation of the ethmoid infundibulum to the medial orbital wall in ... by Ali, Arif; Kurien, Mary; Selvaraj, K.G. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Currie JN, Coppeto JR, Lessell S: Chronic syphilitic meningitis resulting in superior orbital fissure syndrome and posterior fossa gumma: a report of two cases followed for 20 years. Neurosyphilis by Lindberg, Michael / Southern Medical Journal Discussion The maxillary division of the Vth cranial nerve exits the superior maxillary foramen and enters the orbit via the inferior orbital fissure. Surgical implications of an unusual anomaly of the infraorbital nerve by Kennedy, David W. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			Orbeliani, Grigol Orbeliani, Grigol Zurabovich Orbeliani, Sulkhan Saba Orbeliani, Vakhtang Orbeliani, Vakhtang Vakhtangovich orbicular orbicule Orbigny, Alcide D Orbini, Mavro Orbiniidae Orbiniinae Orbison, Roy orbit Orbit of a Celestial Body orbit point orbit space Orbita orbital Orbital Angular Momentum orbital current orbital curve orbital decay orbital direction orbital electron Orbital Elements orbital fissure orbital fossa Orbital Index orbital magnetic moment orbital moment orbital momentum orbital motion orbital node orbital overlap Orbital Parameters orbital parity orbital period orbital plane orbital rendezvous orbital sander orbital symmetry orbital velocity orbite Orbiting Astronomical Observatory orbiting collision Orbiting Geophysical Observatory Orbiting Solar Observatory Orbitoidacea orbitron Orbits of Space Vehicles Orbivirus			Orbital Debris Impact Energy Orbital Debris Mitigation Standard Practices Orbital Debris Penetration Orbital Debris Program Office Orbital Debris Quarterly News Orbital decay Orbital Decay and Reboost Simulation Orbital Defense Platform orbital direction Orbital Drop Shock Trooper orbital electron Orbital element Orbital Element Set Orbital elements orbital emphysema orbital emphysema orbital emphysema orbital evisceration orbital evisceration orbital exenteration orbital exenteration orbital exenteration Orbital Express Orbital Express Capture System Orbital fascia Orbital fascia Orbital fascia orbital fat orbital fat orbital fat orbital fissure Orbital Flight Test orbital floor syndrome orbital floor syndrome orbital floor syndrome orbital foramen orbital foramen orbital foramen orbital foramen orbital fossa orbital fracture Orbital Frontal Cortex orbital gland orbital gland orbital gland orbital gyri orbital gyri orbital gyri orbital gyrus Orbital hybridisation orbital hypertelorism orbital hypertelorism orbital hypotelorism orbital hypotelorism Orbital Imaging Corporation Orbital inclination Orbital inclination Orbital inclination Orbital inclination orbital index orbital index

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