cribriform fascia

cribriform fascia
cribriform fascia n the perforated fascia covering the saphenous opening in the fascia lata of the thigh and giving passage to various blood and lymph vessels

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fascia cribrosa [TA] the part of the superficial fascia of the thigh that covers the saphenous opening; called also Hesselbach f.

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