sacrosciatic foramen
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greater sacrosciatic foramen — greater sciatic foramen f. ischiadicum majus … Medical dictionary
lesser sacrosciatic foramen — lesser sciatic foramen f. ischiadicum minus … Medical dictionary
foramen ischiadicum majus — [TA] greater sciatic foramen: a hole converted from the major sciatic notch by the sacrotuberal and sacrospinal ligaments; called also greater ischiadic or greater sacrosciatic f … Medical dictionary
foramen ischiadicum minus — [TA] lesser sciatic foramen: a hole converted from the minor sciatic notch by the sacrotuberal and sacrospinal ligaments; called also lesser ischiadic or lesser sacrosciatic f … Medical dictionary
Hernia — A general term referring to a protrusion of a tissue through the wall of the cavity in which it is normally contained. More specifically, a hernia often refers to an opening or weakness in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen. This… … Medical dictionary
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
notch — 1. An indentation at the edge of any structure. 2. Any short, narrow, V shaped deviation, whether positive or negative, in a linear tracing. SYN: incisura [TA], emargination, incisure … Medical dictionary
Sacrospinous ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Sacrospinous ligament Latin = ligamentum sacrospinosum GraySubject = 80 Caption = Articulations of pelvis, anterior view, with greater sciatic foramen (labeled in red) and its boundaries. Caption2 = Articulations of pelvis … Wikipedia
Sacrotuberous ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Sacrotuberous ligament Latin = ligamentum sacrotuberale GraySubject = 80 GrayPage = 309 Caption = Articulations of pelvis, anterior view, with greater sciatic foramen (labeled in red) and its boundaries. Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
