- foramen of Morgagni hernia
- Morgagni h.
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foramen of Morgagni hernia
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Morgagni hernia — a congenital diaphragmatic hernia with extrusion of tissue into the thorax through the foramen of Morgagni; called also foramen of Morgagni h. and pleuroperitoneal h … Medical dictionary
MORGAGNI Giovanni Battista — (1682 1771) (retrato) [véase http://www.iqb.es/diccio/m/mo.htm#morgagni]: famoso anatomista italiano, fundador de la anatomía patológica. Se ha dado su nombre a un considerable nombre de estructuras anatómicas y de enfermedades Biografía [véase… … Diccionario médico
Morgagni caruncle foramen etc. — Mor·ga·gni caruncle, foramen, etc. (mor gahґnye) [Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist, 1682–1771; professor at Padua, and the founder of pathological anatomy, whose clinicopathological reports were published in 1761… … Medical dictionary
Hernia — Classification and external resources Frontal chest X ray showing a hernia of Morgagni ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
Hernia — A general term referring to a protrusion of a tissue through the wall of the cavity in which it is normally contained. More specifically, a hernia often refers to an opening or weakness in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen. This… … Medical dictionary
Foramen — A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of tissue, as with the foramen ovale. * * * An aperture or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure. SYN: trema (1). [L. an… … Medical dictionary
Morgagni — Giovanni B., Italian anatomist and pathologist, 1682–1771. See morgagnian cyst, M. appendix, M. cartilage, M. caruncle, M. cataract, M. columns, under column, M. concha, M. crypts, under crypt, M. disease, M. foramen, M. foramen hernia, M. fossa … Medical dictionary
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia — Classification and external resources Morgagni s hernia seen on an X thorax. ICD 10 Q … Wikipedia
Foramina of Morgagni — Infobox Anatomy Name = Foramina of Morgagni Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = The diaphragm. Under surface. Foramina of Morgagni not labeled, but costal and sternal attachments are visible near top.) Caption2 = System = Artery = Vein =… … Wikipedia
triangle — In anatomy and surgery, a three sided area with arbitrary or natural boundaries. SEE ALSO: trigonum, region. [L. triangulum, fr. tri , three, + angulus, angle] anal t. [TA] the posterior portion of the perineal region through which the … Medical dictionary
