- Scarpa sheath
- fascia cremasterica.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Scarpa sheath
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sheath — 1. Any enveloping structure, such as the membranous covering of a muscle, nerve, or blood vessel. Any sheathlike structure. SYN: vagina (1). 2. The prepuce of male animals, especially of the horse. 3. A specially designed tu … Medical dictionary
Scarpa — Antonio, Italian anatomist, orthopedist, and ophthalmologist, 1747–1832. See canals of S., under canal, membranous layer of subcutaneous tissue of abdomen, S. fluid, S. foramina, under foramen, fossa scarpae major, S. ganglion, S. habenula, S.… … Medical dictionary
Antonio Scarpa — (May 9, 1752 ndash; October 31, 1832) was an Italian anatomist and professor.BiographyAntonio was born to an impoverished family in the village ofMotta (Lorenzaga di Motta di Livenza), to the south of Tyrol. An uncle, who was a member of the… … Wikipedia
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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
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Ganglion — The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130 201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome first used the word ganglion to denote a nerve complex. Ganglion still is used to refer to an aggregation of nerve cell bodies. Another use of the… … Medical dictionary
