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1. [TA] SYN: wing. 2. Pronounced, longitudinal cuticular ridges in nematodes, usually found in larval stages (Ascaris lumbricoides), although occasionally present in adult worm (Enterobius vermicularis). [L. wing]

- a. auris SYN: auricle (1).

- a. cerebelli SYN: wing of central lobule.

- a. cinerea SYN: vagal (nerve) trigone.

- a. cristae galli [TA] SYN: a. of crista galli.

- a. of crista galli [TA] a small lateral expansion of the ethmoid bone from the front of the crista galli on each side that articulates with the frontal bone and forms the foramen cecum. SYN: a. cristae galli [TA], alar process, wing of crista galli.

- a. of ilium [TA] the upper flaring portion of the ilium. SYN: a. ossis ilii [TA], wing of ilium.

- alae lingulae cerebelli SYN: lingula of cerebellum.

- a. lobulis centralis [TA] SYN: wing of central lobule.

- a. major ossis sphenoidalis [TA] SYN: greater wing of sphenoid (bone).

- a. minor ossis sphenoidalis [TA] SYN: lesser wing of sphenoid (bone).

- a. nasi [TA] SYN: a. of nose.

- a. of nose [TA] the outer, more or less flaring, wall of each nostril. SYN: a. nasi [TA], pinna nasi, wing of nose.

- a. orbitalis SYN: lesser wing of sphenoid (bone).

- a. ossis ilii [TA] SYN: a. of ilium.

- a. sacralis [TA] SYN: a. of sacrum.

- a. of sacrum [TA] the upper surface of the lateral part of the sacrum adjacent to the body. SYN: a. sacralis [TA], wing of sacrum.

- a. temporalis SYN: greater wing of sphenoid (bone).

- a. of vomer [TA] an everted lip on either side of the upper border of the vomer, between which fits the rostrum of the sphenoid bone. SYN: a. vomeris [TA], wing of vomer.

- a. vomeris [TA] SYN: a. of vomer.

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ALA abbr aminolevulinic acid

n. (pl. alae)

(in anatomy) a winglike structure; for example, either of the two lateral flared portions of the external nose or the winglike expansion of the ilium.