abdominal membrane
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abdominal — abdominal, ale, aux [ abdɔminal, o ] adj. • 1611; de abdomen ♦ Qui appartient à l abdomen. Muscles abdominaux. N. m. pl. Les abdominaux : les muscles abdominaux. Par ext. Exercices de développement des muscles abdominaux. Faire des abdominaux.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
abdominal cavity — Largest hollow space of the body, between the diaphragm and the top of the pelvic cavity and surrounded by the spine and the abdominal muscles and others. It contains most of the alimentary canal, the liver and pancreas, the spleen, the kidneys,… … Universalium
Abdominal cavity — Infobox Anatomy Name = Abdominal cavity Latin = cavitas abdominis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for duodenum, pancreas, and kidneys. System = Precursor = MeshName = Abdominal+Cavity… … Wikipedia
Abdominal — Abdomen L abdomen chez l homme et la fourmi. L’abdomen désigne une partie du corps humain ou du corps d un animal. Sommaire 1 Abdom … Wikipédia en Français
Cargile membrane — A Cargile membrane was a sterile membrane prepared from the peritoneum of the ox, and used in abdominal surgery to interpose between raw surfaces and thus prevent the formation of adhesions. It was also used to envelop freshly sutured nerves or… … Wikipedia
pericolic membrane — occasional bands of peritoneum extending between the abdominal wall and the serosa of the colon. See pericolic membrane syndrome, under syndrome … Medical dictionary
mesenteric membrane — The peritoneal membrane that attaches the intestines to the abdominal wall near the back … English dictionary of cancer terms
articular membrane — The uncalcified integument at a joint, permitting movement of the exoskeleton, as between the podomeres of a pereiopod [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]. The uncalcified integument, permitting movement of the shell, as between segments of a periopod, or… … Crustacea glossary
Jackson membrane — a delicate curtain or web of adhesions (regarded by some as a sheet of peritoneum), which may extend from the lateral abdominal wall to the cecum, covering the cecum and producing obstruction. Called also Jackson veil … Medical dictionary
Omphalocele — A congenital malformation (a birth defect) in which part of the intestine protrudes through a physical opening in the abdominal wall. The part of the intestine that sticks out is covered by two thin transparent membranes called the amnion (the… … Medical dictionary
