depressed area
111recessus ellipticus vestibuli — [TA] elliptical recess of the vestibule: an oval depressed area in the roof and medial wall of the vestibule of the internal ear, situated above and behind the crista and pierced by 25 to 30 small foramina through which nerves come from the… …
112recessus sphericus vestibuli — [TA] spherical recess of vestibule: a circular depressed area in the anteroinferior portion of the medial wall of the vestibule of the internal ear. It is pierced by 12 to 15 small foramina through which nerves come from the internal acoustic… …
113Kretschmann space — a depressed area in the recessus epitympanicus, below Prussak space …
114economic — [[t]i͟ːkənɒ̱mɪk, e̱k [/t]] ♦ 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Economic means concerned with the organization of the money, industry, and trade of a country, region, or society. ...Poland s radical economic reforms... The pace of economic growth is picking up.… …
115umbo — n. bump or elevation on a shield; rounded bump or protuberance; depressed area on the surface of the eardrum (Anatomy); protrusion on either side of the hinge of a bivalve shell (Zoology) …
116umbones — n. bump or elevation on a shield; rounded bump or protuberance; depressed area on the surface of the eardrum (Anatomy); protrusion on either side of the hinge of a bivalve shell (Zoology) …
117umbos — n. bump or elevation on a shield; rounded bump or protuberance; depressed area on the surface of the eardrum (Anatomy); protrusion on either side of the hinge of a bivalve shell (Zoology) …
118urban renewal — slum clearance Not just a tidied up business district: The abandoned warehouse was in a depressed area long overdue for urban renewal. (Bagley, 1982) …
119sinkhole — sink•hole [[t]ˈsɪŋkˌhoʊl[/t]] n. 1) gel a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water underground 2) civ gel a depressed area in which waste or drainage collects • Etymology: 1425–75 …
120deprived — [dēprīvd′, diprīvd′] adj. that has undergone deprivation; specif., of or from a poor or depressed area; underprivileged …
