Hesselbach triangle
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triangle of Hesselbach — triangle of Hes·sel·bach hes əl .bäk n an area of the abdominal wall bounded laterally by the inferior epigastric artery, medially by the margin of the rectus muscle, and below by the inguinal ligament called also Hesselbach s triangle… … Medical dictionary
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
Hesselbach's triangle — Hes·sel·bach s triangle hes əl .bäks n TRIANGLE OF HESSELBACH … Medical dictionary
Hesselbach fascia hernia ligament triangle — Hes·sel·bach fascia, hernia, ligament, triangle (hesґəl bahk) [Franz Kaspar Hesselbach, German surgeon, 1759–1816] see under hernia, and see fascia cribrosa, ligamentum interfoveolare, and trigonum inguinale … Medical dictionary
hesselbach's triangle — noun Usage: usually capitalized H : triangle of hesselbach … Useful english dictionary
triangle of hesselbach — ˈhesəlˌbäk Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after Franz K. Hesselbach died 1816 German surgeon : an area of the abdominal wall bounded laterally by the deep epigastric artery, medially by the margin of the rectus muscle, and below by… … Useful english dictionary
Hesselbach — Franz K., German anatomist and surgeon, 1759–1816. See H. fascia, H. hernia, H. ligament, H. triangle … Medical dictionary
Franz Kaspar Hesselbach — (January 27, 1759 July 24, 1816) was a German surgeon and anatomist who was a native of Hammelburg. He was a pupil, and later Prosector under Karl Kaspar von Siebold (1736 1807) at Würzburg. Later Hesselbach was a lecturer at Würzburg, where one… … Wikipedia
Inguinal triangle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = trigonum inguinale GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Internal view of right inguinal area. Inguinal triangle is not labeled, but can be seen at center left, by tracing out the margins of the three… … Wikipedia
Nyhus classification — a classification of inguinal hernias based on damage to the internal inguinal ring or the defect in Hesselbach triangle. See table at inguinal hernia, under hernia … Medical dictionary
