Medical dictionary. 2011.
Inguinal falx — Infobox Anatomy Name = Inguinal falx Latin = GraySubject = 57 GrayPage = 236 Caption = Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = DorlandsSuf = Passing upward and lateralward from the pubic tubercle is a well defined… … Wikipedia
falx — A sickle shaped structure. [L. sickle] f. aponeurotica SYN: inguinal f.. cerebellar f. f. cerebelli. f. cerebelli [TA] a short process of dura mater projecting forward from the internal occipital crest below the tentorium; it occupies the … Medical dictionary
Inguinal triangle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = trigonum inguinale GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Internal view of right inguinal area. Inguinal triangle is not labeled, but can be seen at center left, by tracing out the margins of the three… … Wikipedia
Reflex inguinal ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Reflex inguinal ligament Latin = ligamentum inguinale reflexum GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = From = pubis To = linea alba System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = l 09 DorlandsSuf = 12492378 The… … Wikipedia
Reflected inguinal ligament — Infobox Anatomy Name = Reflected inguinal ligament Latin = ligamentum inguinale reflexum, ligamentum reflexum GraySubject = 118 GrayPage = 412 Caption = The Cremaster. (Reflected inguinal lig. labeled at bottom right.) Caption2 = System =… … Wikipedia
Superior pubic ramus — Infobox Bone Name = Superior pubic ramus Latin = ramus superior ossis pubis GraySubject = 57 GrayPage = 236 Caption = Right hip bone. External surface. (Superior ramus of pubis labeled at center right.) Caption2 = Pelvis. Superior ramus is 4b.… … Wikipedia
aponeurosis — A fibrous sheet or flat, expanded tendon, giving attachment to muscular fibers and serving as the means of origin or insertion of a flat muscle; it sometimes also performs the office of a fascia for other muscles. [G. the end of the muscle where… … Medical dictionary
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
Tendon — The tissue by which a muscle attaches to bone. A tendon is somewhat flexible, but fibrous and tough. When a tendon becomes inflamed, the condition is referred to as tendinitis or tendonitis. Inflamed tendons are at risk for rupture. Tendons are… … Medical dictionary
McVay repair — repair of an inguinal hernia by suturing the conjoined tendon (inguinal falx) first to the pectineal ligament (Cooper ligament) from the pubic tubercle laterally to the femoral canal and then to the inguinal ligament beyond the femoral canal,… … Medical dictionary
