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talc (medicine) and Biesiadecki's fossa (medicine)


talc (medicine)


talc
<chemical> A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish colour, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety. Indurated talc, an impure, slaty talc, with a nearly compact texture, and greater hardness than common talc.

Synonym: talc slate.

Origin: F. Talc; cf. Sp. & It. Talco, LL. Talcus; all fr. Ar. Talq.

Source: Websters Dictionary


Biesiadecki's fossa (medicine)


Biesiadecki's fossa -->
iliacosubfascial fossa


A peritoneal recess between the psoas muscle and the crest of the ilium.

Synonym: Biesiadecki's fossa, fossa iliacosubfascialis.