See Also: plexus mammarius internus(medicine)
plexus mammarius(medicine)
plexus maxillaris internus(medicine)
plexus caroticus internus(medicine)
plexus venosus caroticus internus(medicine)
internus(medicine)
obturator internus(medicine)
musculus intercostalis internus(medicine)
axis bulbi internus(medicine)
musculus obturator internus(medicine)

oyster-shell (iou) and plexus mammarius internus (medicine)


oyster-shell (iou)



oyster-shell noun. LME.
[from OYSTER noun + SHELL noun.]
A shell of an oyster. LME.
More fully oyster-shell veneer. = oyster-veneer s.v. OYSTER noun. E20.
Comb.: oyster-shell scale N. Amer. (the disease caused by) a scale insect, Lepidosaphes ulmi, which attacks many trees and shrubs, including commercial fruit and hardwood trees; oyster-shell veneer: see sense 2 above.

plexus mammarius internus (medicine)


plexus mammarius internus -->
internal thoracic plexus


An autonomic plexus on the internal thoracic artery derived from the subclavian plexus.

Synonym: internal mammary plexus, plexus mammarius internus.