- Simonart band
- 1. Simonart thread. 2. a weblike band of tissue that sometimes joins the medial and lateral parts of a cleft lip.
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Simonart band
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Simonart thread — a band formed by the stretching of adhesions between the amnion and fetus when the amniotic cavity is distended with its fluid; called also Simonart band … Medical dictionary
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Simonart thread (band) — Si·mo·nart thread (band) (se″mo nahrґ) [Pierre Joseph Cйcilien Simonart, Belgian obstetrician, 1817–1847] see under thread … Medical dictionary
Simonart — Pierre J.C., Belgian obstetrician, 1816–1846. See S. bands, under band, S. ligaments, under ligament … Medical dictionary
Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
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