See Also: femoral ring(medicine)
Archer' s Ring, Thumb Ring - Archery(gambling)
Ring a ring o' roses(dictionary)
Femoral(health)
femoral(medicine)
femoral(dictionary)
femoral septum(medicine)
femoral muscle(medicine)
femoral fractures(medicine)
Femoral hernia(medicine)

ventail (iou) and femoral ring (medicine)


ventail (iou)



ventail noun. ME.
[Old French ventail(le), from vent wind from Latin ventus: see -AL1.]
Hist.
A piece of protective armour for the neck. ME.
Orig., the lower movable front of a helmet. Later, the whole movable front of a helmet, including the visor. Cf. AVENTAIL. LME.

femoral ring (medicine)


femoral ring


The superior opening of the femoral canal, bounded anteriorly by the inguinal ligament, posteriorly by the pectineus muscle, medially by the lacunar ligament, and laterally by the femoral vein. Passageway by which many lymphatics from lower limb pass to abdomen. Accommodates enlargement of femoral vein in Valsalva manoeuvre. Often occupied by a lymph node (Cloquet's) and is the site of femoral hernias.

Synonym: annulus femoralis, crural ring.