wolffian cyst
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Wolffian duct — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = d. mesonephricus, d. Wolffi GraySubject = 252 GrayPage = 1205 Caption = Urogenital sinus of female human embryo of eight and a half to nine weeks old. Caption2 = Transverse section of a chick embryo of… … Wikipedia
Cyst — A closed sac or capsule, usually filled with fluid or semisolid material. * * * 1. A bladder. 2. An abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material, with a membranous lining. SEE ALSO: pseudocyst. [G. kystis, bladder] adventitious c.… … Medical dictionary
wolffian — Relating to or described by Kaspar Wolff. * * * wolf·fi·an (woolґfe ən) described by Kaspar Friedrich Wolff, as wolffian body (mesonephros), cyst, duct (mesonephric duct), and ridge (mesonephric ridge) … Medical dictionary
Gartner cyst — Gartner duct cyst, gartnerian cyst a benign cystic vaginal tumor developed from remnants of either Gartner duct, the embryonic mesonephros, or the wolffian duct system … Medical dictionary
mesenteric cyst — a congenital thin walled cyst of the abdomen between the leaves of the mesentery, which may be of wolffian or lymphatic duct origin; as it enlarges, it may cause obstruction and intestinal colic … Medical dictionary
Wolff — Julius, German anatomist, 1836–1902. See W. law. Kaspar F., German embryologist in Russia, 1733–1794. See wolffian body, wolffian cyst, wolffian duct, wolffian rest, wolffian ridge, wolffian tubules, under tubule. Louis, U.S. cardiologist,… … Medical dictionary
Mesonephric duct — Urogenital sinus of female human embryo of eight and a half to nine weeks old … Wikipedia
Canal of Nuck — Latin processus vaginalis peritonei femininus Gray s subject #268 1261 The canal of Nuck, described by Anton Nuck in 1691,[1] … Wikipedia
Skene's gland — opening is pictured. Latin glandulae vestibulares minores Gray s … Wikipedia
rest — 1. Quiet; repose. [A.S. raest] 2. To repose; to cease from work. [A.S. raestan] 3. A group of cells or a portion of fetal tissue that has become displaced and lies embedded in tissue of another character. [L. restare, to remain] 4. In dentistry,… … Medical dictionary
