- paracolic gutter
- paracolic gutter n either of two grooves formed by the peritoneum and lying respectively lateral to the ascending and descending colons
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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
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
Emergency ultrasound — is the specialized application of ultrasound by emergency responders, such as paramedics, to guide immediate care and first aid procedures. Like conventional ultrasound, it is a device that produces cyclic sound pressure to penetrate a medium… … Wikipedia
LPG — left paracolic gutter; lipophosphoglycan … Medical dictionary
RPG — radiation protection guide; Report Program Generator [PC language]; retrograde pyelogram; rheoplethysmography; right paracolic gutter … Medical dictionary
LPG — • left paracolic gutter; • lipophosphoglycan … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
RPG — • radiation protection guide; • Report Program Generator [PC language]; • retrograde pyelogram; • rheoplethysmography; • right paracolic gutter … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
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
Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… … Medical dictionary