- paracolic
- para·co·lic -'kō-lik, -'käl-ik adj adjacent to the colon <\paracolic lymph nodes>
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paracolic gutter — n either of two grooves formed by the peritoneum and lying respectively lateral to the ascending and descending colons … Medical dictionary
Paracolic gutters — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = sulci paracolici GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Diagram devised by Delépine to show the lines along which the peritoneum leaves the wall of the abdomen to invest the viscera. Caption2 = System =… … Wikipedia
paracolic sulci — sulci paracolici [TA] paracolic gutters: small, shallow, and variable peritoneal pockets found lateral to the descending colon; called also paracolic recesses … Medical dictionary
paracolic — adjective Outside, but adjacent to the colon … Wiktionary
paracolic gutters — sulci paracolici … Medical dictionary
paracolic lymph nodes — nodi lymphoidei paracolici … Medical dictionary
paracolic recesses — sulci paracolici … Medical dictionary
gutter — Deep recess or grooves. paracolic gutters [TA] the grooves between the lateral aspect of the ascending or descending colon and the abdominal wall. SYN: sulci paracolici [TA], paracolic recesses. paravertebral g. SYN: pulmonary groove. * * * … Medical dictionary
recess — A small hollow or indentation. SYN: recessus [TA]. [L. recessus] anterior r. a circumscript deepening of the interpeduncular fossa in the direction of the mamillary bodies. SYN: recessus anterior [TA]. anterior r. of tympanic … Medical dictionary
Ligament — Diagram of the right knee. Typical joint In … Wikipedia
