iliac fossa
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Iliac fossa — Infobox Bone Name = Iliac fossa Latin = fossa iliaca GraySubject = 57 GrayPage = 234 Caption = Right hip bone. Internal surface. (Iliac fossa visible at upper left.) Caption2 = Pelvic girdle. (Region of iliac fossa visible at tip of arrow… … Wikipedia
iliac fossa — noun : the inner concavity of the ilium … Useful english dictionary
Right iliac fossa — (RIF) is an anatomical term that refers to the right inferior part of the surface of the human abdomen. It is a way of localising pain and tenderness, scars and lumps. The right iliac fossa is a common site of pain and tenderness in patients who… … Wikipedia
Fossa — is the Latin word for ditch or trench . It can refer to one of the following:AnatomyIn anatomical terminology, fossa has come to mean a depression or hollow, in general, in a bone. Other parts of the body may be involved, for example, the… … Wikipedia
fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the … Medical dictionary
Iliac colon — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 249 GrayPage = 1182 Caption = Iliac colon, sigmoid or pelvic colon, and rectum seen from the front, after removal of pubic bones and bladder. Caption2 = Front of abdomen, showing surface… … Wikipedia
Iliac tuberosity — Infobox Bone Name = Iliac tuberosity Latin = tuberositas iliaca GraySubject = 57 GrayPage = 234 Caption = Right hip bone. External surface. Caption2 = Right hip bone. Internal surface. System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = t… … Wikipedia
fossa — n.; pl. fossae a depression or hollow. The cubital fossa is the triangular hollow at the front of the elbow joint; the iliac fossa is the depression in the inner surface of the ilium; the pituitary fossa is the hollow in the sphenoid bone in… … The new mediacal dictionary
iliac colon — the part of the descending colon lying in the left side of the iliac fossa just proximal to the sigmoid colon … Medical dictionary
fossa iliaca — [TA] iliac fossa: a large, smooth concave area occupying much of the inner surface of the ala of the ilium, especially anteriorly; from it arises the iliacus muscle … Medical dictionary
