skin fissure
1Skin fissure — Schematic image comparing a skin fissure to an erosion and an ulcer …
2Fissure of the nipple — Classification and external resources An irritated nipple, or jogger s nipple, acquired while riding a bike on a warm day. ICD 10 N …
3fissure — [fish′ər] n. [ME < OFr < L fissura < fissus: see FISSION] 1. a long, narrow, deep cleft or crack 2. a dividing or breaking into parts 3. Anat. a groove between lobes or parts of an organ, as in the brain 4. Med. a break or ulceration… …
4Fissure — A cleft or groove. A fissure can be normal or abnormal. A fissure in the cerebral cortex is a normal feature. It is a deep fold that involves the entire thickness of the brain wall. A fissure in the anus is distinctly abnormal. It is a painful… …
5fissure — n. 1) (in anatomy) a groove or cleft; e.g. the fissure of Sylvius is the groove that separates the temporal lobe of the brain from the frontal and parietal lobes. 2) (in pathology) a cleftlike defect in the skin or mucous membrane caused by some… …
6fissure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin fissura, from fissus Date: 14th century 1. a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting 2. a. a natural cleft between… …
7Anal fissure — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 673 ICD10 = ICD10|K|60|0|k|55 ICD10|K|60|2|k|55 ICD9 = ICD9|565.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001130 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3532 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|2938… …
8anal fissure — a break in the skin lining the anal canal, usually causing pain during bowel movements and sometimes bleeding. Anal fissures occur as a consequence of constipation or sometimes of diarrhoea. Treatment is by soothing ointments, but if the… …
9anal fissure — a break in the skin lining the anal canal, usually causing pain during bowel movements and sometimes bleeding. Anal fissures occur as a consequence of constipation or sometimes of diarrhoea. Treatment is by soothing ointments, but if the… …
10nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …
