See Also: groove for middle temporal artery(medicine)
middle temporal sulcus(medicine)
middle temporal gyrus(medicine)
middle temporal convolution(medicine)
middle temporal artery(medicine)
middle temporal vein(medicine)
Middle temporal area(health)
middle meningeal artery groove(medicine)
neutralize(medicine)
neutralize(dictionary)

groove for middle temporal artery (medicine) and neutralize (medicine)


groove for middle temporal artery (medicine)


groove for middle temporal artery
<anatomy, artery> A vertical groove located above the external acoustic meatus on the external surface of the squamous part of the temporal bone.

Synonym: sulcus arteriae temporalis mediae, sulcus for middle temporal artery.


neutralize (medicine)


neutralize


1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality. "So here I am neutralized again." (Sir W. Scott)

2. <chemistry> To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base.

3. To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc. "Counter citations that neutralize each Other." (E. Everett)

Origin: Cf. F. Neutraliser.

Source: Websters Dictionary