vidian — Named after or described by Vidius. * * * vid·i·an (vidґe ən) named for Vidus Vidius (It. Guido Guidi), Italian physician and anatomist, 1500–1567, as vidian artery … Medical dictionary
Vidian canal — n PTERYGOID CANAL * * * canalis pterygoideus … Medical dictionary
Vidian nerve — n a nerve formed by the union of the greater petrosal and the deep petrosal nerves that passes forward through the pterygoid canal in the sphenoid bone and joins the pterygopalatine ganglion * * * nervus canalis pterygoidei … Medical dictionary
Vidian artery — Vid·i·an artery vid ē ən n a branch of the maxillary artery passing through the pterygoid canal of the sphenoid bone Gui·di gwēd ē Guido (Latin Vidus Vidius ) (1508 1569) Italian anatomist and surgeon. Guidi practiced medicine in Rome and… … Medical dictionary
Vidian — vécut au IXe siècle. Quand il était encore enfant, il fut échangé comme otage des Sarrasins, son père prisonnier étant ainsi libéré grâce à lui. Racheté quelques années plus tard par une commerçante basque, il prit les armes contre ses anciens… … Dictionnaire des saints
vidian — vid·i·an … English syllables
vidian — ˈvidēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Vidus Vidius (Guido Guidi) died 1569 Italian anatomist + English an : of or relating to the anatomist Guidi … Useful english dictionary
Vidian neuralgia — A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical patterns of cluster headache the episodic and the chronic: {{}}Episodic: This is the most common pattern of cluster headache. It is… … Medical dictionary
vidian plexus — nervus canalis pterygoidei … Medical dictionary
vidian vein — vena canalis pterygoidei … Medical dictionary
