- myopectineal
- myo·pec·tin·e·al (mi″o-pek-tinґe-əl) [myo- + pectineal] pertaining to the muscles of the inguinal region and the pectineal (Cooper) ligament.
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myopectineal
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myopectineal orifice — of Fruchaud a region of the groin bounded superiorly by the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles, medially by the rectus abdominis muscle, laterally by the iliopsoas muscle, and inferiorly by Cooper ligament and the pubis. It… … Medical dictionary
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