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gougeshell (medicine)


gougeshell
<zoology> A sharp-edged, tubular, marine shell, of the genus Vermetus; also, the pinna. See Vermetus.

Source: Websters Dictionary


canal of Nuck (medicine)


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processus vaginalis of peritoneum


A peritoneal diverticulum in the embryonic lower anterior abdominal wall that traverses the inguinal canal; in the male it forms the tunica vaginalis testis and normally loses its connection with the peritoneal cavity; a persistent processus vaginalis in the female is known as the canal of Nuck.

Synonym: Nuck's diverticulum, processus vaginalis peritonei, vaginal process of peritoneum, vaginal process of testis.