See Also: pecora(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
Umbilical(medicine)
umbilical(dictionary)
hernia, umbilical(medicine)
Umbilical hernia(health)
umbilical veins(medicine)
umbilical vesicle(medicine)
umbilical region(medicine)

umbilical ring (medicine) and pecora (medicine)


umbilical ring (medicine)


umbilical ring


An opening in the linea alba through which pass the umbilical vessels in the foetus; in young embryos it is relatively nearer to the pubis, but gradually ascends to the centre of the abdomen; it is closed in the adult, its site being indicated by the umbilicus or navel.

Synonym: annulus umbilicalis, canalis umbilicalis.


pecora (medicine)


pecora
<zoology> An extensive division of ruminants, including the antelopes, deer, and cattle.

Origin: NL, fr. L. Pecus. See Pecuniary.

Source: Websters Dictionary