poupart's ligament

poupart's ligament
\(ˈ)pü|pärz-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized P
Etymology: after François Poupart died 1709 French physician
: the thickened lower border of the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle of the abdomen extending from the anterior superior spine of the ilium to the pubic tubercle continuous below with the fascia lata, and forming the external pillar of the external abdominal ring and a part of the anterior boundary of the femoral ring — called also inguinal ligament

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  • Poupart's ligament — Pou*part s lig a*ment (Anat.) A ligament, of fascia, extending, in most mammals, from the ventral side of the ilium to near the symphysis of the pubic bones. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Poupart's ligament — Pou·part s ligament pü pärz n INGUINAL LIGAMENT Pou·part pü pȧr François (1661 1709) French surgeon and naturalist. In 1695 Poupart provided a more extensive description of the inguinal ligament, giving it new significance by showing its… …   Medical dictionary

  • Poupart's ligament — inguinal ligament …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Связка Паховая (Inguinal Ligament), Связка Пупартова (Poupart'S Ligament) — паховая связка, проходящая между передней верхней остью подвздошной кости и лобковым бугорком. Паховая связка является частью апоневроза наружной косой мышцы живота. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • Связка Пупартова (Poupart'S Ligament) — см. Связка паховая. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • Inguinal ligament — Ligament: Inguinal ligament Inguinal ligament is labeled at bottom right …   Wikipedia

  • Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… …   Medical dictionary

  • Poupart line — an imaginary line on the surface of the abdomen, passing perpendicularly through the midpoint of the inguinal ligament (Poupart ligament) …   Medical dictionary

  • Poupart ligament line — Pou·part ligament, line (poo pahrґ) [Franзois Poupart, French anatomist, 1661–1708] see ligamentum inguinale, and see under line …   Medical dictionary

  • inguinal ligament — Poupart s ligament a ligament in the groin that extends from the anterior superior iliac spine to the pubic tubercle. It is part of the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle of the abdomen …   The new mediacal dictionary

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