- visceral layer of tunica vaginalis of testis
- lamina visceralis tunicae vaginalis testis.
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visceral layer of tunica vaginalis of testis
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Tunica vaginalis — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = tunica vaginalis testis GraySubject = 258 GrayPage = 1242 Caption = The right testis, exposed by laying open the tunica vaginalis. (Tunica vaginalis is labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = Varieties of… … Wikipedia
tunica vaginalis testis — [TA] the serous membrane covering the front and sides of the testis and epididymis, composed of a visceral layer (lamina visceralis) and a parietal layer (lamina parietalis) … Medical dictionary
layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary
lamina parietalis tunicae vaginalis testis — [TA] parietal layer of tunica vaginalis of testis: the outer layer of the tunica vaginalis testis, separated from the visceral layer by a cavity … Medical dictionary
lamina visceralis tunicae vaginalis testis — [TA] visceral layer of tunica vaginalis testis: the inner part of the tunica vaginalis testis, firmly attached to the testis and epididymis … Medical dictionary
tunica — SYN: tunic. [L. a coat] t. adventitia SYN: adventitia. t. albuginea a dense white collagenous tunic surrounding a structure. t. albuginea of corpora cavernosa [TA] a strong … Medical dictionary
tunica albuginea testis — [TA] tunica albuginea of testis the dense, white, inelastic tissue immediately covering the testis, beneath the visceral layer of the tunica vaginalis … Medical dictionary
Lamina — A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone in each vertebral body. * * * SYN: plate (1). SEE ALSO: layer, stratum. [L] l. affixa [TA] that part of the medial ependymal wall of the … Medical dictionary
Cremaster muscle — The cremaster muscle appears as a thin layer just superficial to the tunica vaginalis. Latin musculus cremaster Gray s … Wikipedia
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
