(n.) A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel.
(n.) The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.
Example Sentences:
(1) Rather than facing in to the sacred space of the narthex,” says Stein, in theatrically hushed tones, “they would turn to face outwards to the sacred space of all creation.” Soleri himself died three years ago, at the age of 93, leaving the future of Arcosanti somewhat up in the air.
Vestibule
Definition:
(n.) The porch or entrance into a house; a hall or antechamber next the entrance; a lobby; a porch; a hall.
Example Sentences:
(1) In addition to the aqueduct other associated inner ear anomalies have been identified in 60% of this population including: enlarged vestibule (14); enlarged vestibule and lateral semicircular canal (7); enlarged vestibule and hypoplastic cochlea (4); and hypoplastic cochlea (4).
(2) The leak was observed to be coming from a defect in the stapes footplate, and it was controlled by firmly packing the inner ear vestibule with muscle.
(3) The appendix of the laryngeal ventricle courses superiorly between the laryngeal vestibule and the thyroid cartilage which differentiates this normal structure from ulcerations and fistulous tracts of laryngeal tumors.
(4) In a series with sixteen normal adult volunteers, 22 to 45 years in age, 100% of the cochleae, vestibules, and lateral and posterior semicircular canals were clearly demonstrated in T2 weighted images.
(5) In addition, histopathologic examination revealed squamous epithelial hyperplasia in the vestibule; inflammation, epithelial necrosis, mucosal erosions, and squamous metaplasia of the respiratory epithelium in the anterior nose; and olfactory sensory cell loss in the dorsal medial meatus.
(6) N. dossoi differs from N. pseudospira and N. houini parasites of Arvicanthis abyssinicus in Ethiopia, by the length of the vestibule (longer than two thirds of the length of the infundibulum).
(7) The nasal vestibule is twice as sensitive as the nasal cavum to an airjet at mean intranasal temperature (P < 0.001).
(8) The bacterial flora of the vestibule, urethra and vagina of a group of patients with recurrent urethritis, and of control subjects without symptoms, was investigated.
(9) Fathoming of the vestibule below the central and inferior thirds of the footplate surface has shown that there is no likely danger to the vestibular end organs or cochlear duct if manipulations are carried out no deeper than 1 mm below the surface.
(10) Stapes gusher sometimes occurs at the moment the vestibule is opened.
(11) Tissue characteristics of this laser energy should permit the vaporization of the stapes footplate or oval window soft tissue without thermal effect to the vestibule and without passing through the perilymph to damage the delicate structures of the inner ear.
(12) The results showed that the ototoxic effects of both drugs were similar, mainly affecting the cochlea, and next the vestibule.
(13) Surgical salvage of recurrent carcinoma in the nasal vestibule was performed without complications in 12 patients and resulted in local control in seven.
(14) Its upper portion (vestibule) had sequential contractile motor activity in response to swallowing.
(15) The distal part of the tube is invisibly anchored in the vestibule of the nose, using a special device.
(16) Based on the study of 67 affected women during a period of 15 years, we report the clinical features and natural history of focal vulvitis, a unique syndrome characterized by severe and persistent superficial dyspareunia and the presence of one to 11 (median three) minute, exquisitely tender areas of focal inflammation or ulceration on the mucosa of the vestibule.
(17) These results suggest that enkephalin acts on MVN type I neuron to inhibit transmission from the vestibule, thereby controlling vestibulo-ocular reflex.
(18) Suspensions of charcoal in water, placed in the vestibule on one side of the mouth, spread within about 5 min to the dorsum of the tongue and the hard palate on the same side but did not cross the mid-line.
(19) The laryngeal component of voice quality markers has been quantified in the present study, suggesting that the laryngeal vestibule and lower pharynx play an important role in voice quality.
(20) dilation of the lateral semicircular canal, vestibule and cystic degeneration of cochlea on both ears.