See Also: medial inguinal fossa(medicine)
inguinal fossa(medicine)
lateral inguinal fossa(medicine)
medial crus of the superficial inguinal ring(medicine)
dissection(dictionary)
Dissection(health)
Dissection(medicine)
axillary dissection(medicine)
dissection tubercle(medicine)
neck dissection(medicine)

Dissection, axillary (health) and medial inguinal fossa (medicine)


Dissection, axillary (health)


Surgery in which the axilla (the armpit) is opened -- to "dissect" means to "cut apart" -- in order to identify, examine, and sometimes remove structures such as lymph nodes or Other tissue for diagnosis or treatment.





medial inguinal fossa (medicine)


medial inguinal fossa


A depression on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall between the ridges formed by the inferior epigastric artery and the medial umbilical ligament; it corresponds to the position of the superficial inguinal ring and is the site of a direct inguinal hernia.

Synonym: fossa inguinalis medialis, fovea inguinalis interna.