corpora amylacea


corpus

 [kor´pus] (pl. cor´pora) (L.) body.corpus al´bicans white fibrous tissue that replaces the regressing corpus luteum in the human ovary in the latter half of pregnancy, or soon after ovulation when pregnancy does not supervene.corpus amygdaloi´deum body" >amygdaloid body.cor´pora amyla´cea small hyaline masses of degenerate cells found in the prostate, neuroglia, and other sites.corpus callo´sum an arched mass of matter" >white matter in the depths of the fissure" >longitudinal fissure, made up of transverse fibers connecting the hemispheres" >cerebral hemispheres.corpus caverno´sum either of the two columns of erectile tissue forming the body of the penis or clitoris.corpus fimbria´tum a band of white matter bordering the lateral edge of the lower cornu of the lateral ventricle of the brain.corpus genicula´tum see geniculate bodies, lateral, and geniculate bodies, medial.corpus hemorrha´gicum 1. an ovarian follicle containing blood.2. a corpus luteum containing a blood clot.3. a blood clot formed in the cavity left by rupture of a graafian follicle.corpus lu´teum a yellow glandular mass in the ovary formed by an ovarian follicle that has matured and discharged its ovum; see also ovulation.corpus mammilla´re body" >mamillary body.cor´pora quadrige´mina four rounded eminences on the posterior surface of the mesencephalon.corpus spongio´sum pe´nis a column of erectile tissue forming the urethral surface of the penis, in which the urethra is found.corpus ster´ni body of sternum.corpus stria´tum a subcortical mass of matter" >gray matter and matter" >white matter in front of and lateral to the thalamus in each hemisphere" >cerebral hemisphere.corpus u´teri that part of the uterus above the isthmus and below the orifices of the fallopian tubes" >fallopian tubes.

corpora amylacea

A term referring to ovoid, lamellated, and sharply-circumscribed pale-to-darkly eosinophilic starch granule-like structures, seen in the brain, prostate and lungs, which have no known clinical significance.