paracolic gutter

paracolic gutter
paracolic gutter n either of two grooves formed by the peritoneum and lying respectively lateral to the ascending and descending colons

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  • 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

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