sciatic notch

sciatic notch
sciatic notch n either of two notches on the dorsal border of the hip bone on each side that when closed off by ligaments form the corresponding sciatic foramina:
a) a relatively large notch just above the ischial spine that is converted into the greater sciatic foramen by the sacrospinous ligament called also greater sciatic notch
b) a smaller notch just below the ischial spine that is converted to the lesser sciatic foramen by the sacrospinous ligament and the sacrotuberous ligament called also lesser sciatic notch

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  • sciatic notch — noun : any of four notches on the dorsal border of the innominate bone comprising a greater above and a lesser below the spine of the ischium on each side of the body …   Useful english dictionary

  • Greater sciatic notch — Infobox Bone Name = Greater sciatic notch Latin = incisura ischiadica major GraySubject = 57 GrayPage = 235 Caption = Right hip bone, external surface, showing greater sciatic notch and lesser sciatic notch, separated by the spine of ischium.… …   Wikipedia

  • Lesser sciatic notch — Infobox Bone Name = Lesser sciatic notch Latin = incisura ischiadica minor GraySubject = 57 GrayPage = 235 Caption = Right hip bone, external surface, showing greater sciatic notch and lesser sciatic notch, separated by the spine of ischium.… …   Wikipedia

  • greater sciatic notch — n SCIATIC NOTCH (a) * * * incisura ischiadica major …   Medical dictionary

  • lesser sciatic notch — n SCIATIC NOTCH (b) * * * incisura ischiadica minor …   Medical dictionary

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  • Greater sciatic foramen — Infobox Anatomy Name = Greater sciatic foramen Latin = foramen ischiadicum majus GraySubject = 80 GrayPage = 309 Caption = Articulations of pelvis, anterior view, with greater sciatic foramen (labeled in red) and its boundaries. Caption2 =… …   Wikipedia

  • Lesser sciatic foramen — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = foramen ischiadicum minus GraySubject = 80 GrayPage = 309 Caption = Articulations of pelvis. Anterior view. Caption2 = Articulations of pelvis. Posterior view. System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre …   Wikipedia

  • sacrosciatic notch — noun : sciatic notch …   Useful english dictionary

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