See Also: descending part of facial canal(medicine)
horizontal part of facial canal(medicine)
medial crus of the horizontal part of the facial canal(medicine)
lateral crus of horizontal part of the facial canal(medicine)
descending part of duodenum(medicine)
descending part of aorta(medicine)
facial canal(medicine)
geniculum of facial canal(medicine)
Facial canal introitus(health)
hiatus of facial canal(medicine)

glycerin jelly (medicine) and descending part of facial canal (medicine)


glycerin jelly (medicine)


glycerin jelly -->
glycerinated gelatin


A preparation made of equal parts of gelatin and glycerin; a firm mass liquefying at gentle heat; it is used as a vehicle for suppositories and urethral bougies.

Synonym: glycerin jelly, glycerogelatin, glycogelatin.


descending part of facial canal (medicine)


descending part of facial canal
Second portion of the facial canal, after the horizontal parts, beginning at the posterior end of the lateral crus where the canal begins to descend. It runs vertically downward, ending at the stylomastoid foramen. Anteriorly, the descending part of the facial canal communicates with the tympanic cavity via the canaliculus for the nerve to the stapedius muscle and the posterior canaliculus of the chorda tympani.