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pterodactyl (iou) and Hey's ligament (medicine)


pterodactyl (iou)



pterodactyl noun. Also (earlier) pterodactyle. E19.
[mod. Latin Pterodactylus (see below), from Greek pteron wing + daktulos finger.]
Palaeontology. An extinct winged reptile, a pterosaur; spec. one of the genus Pterodactylus.
pterodactyloid adjective & noun (a) adjective having the form or character of a pterodactyl; spec. belonging to the extinct suborder Pterodactyloidea of long-necked, short-tailed pterosaurs; (b) noun a pterodactyloid pterosaur: L19.

Hey's ligament (medicine)


Hey's ligament -->
superior horn of falciform margin of saphenous opening


The upper part of the falciform margin of the opening in the fascia lata through which the greater saphenous vein passes.

Synonym: cornu superius marginalis falciformis, Burns' falciform process, Burns' ligament, Hey's ligament.