See Also: merostome(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
Inguinal(health)
inguinal(dictionary)
Inguinal(medicine)
inguinal triangle(medicine)
inguinal crest(medicine)
inguinal trigone(medicine)
inguinal region(medicine)

inguinal canal (medicine) and merostome (iou)


inguinal canal (medicine)


inguinal canal


A passage in the lower anterior abdominal wall which in the male allows passage of the spermatic cord and in the female contains the round ligament. Because of the weakness it creates in the abdominal wall, it is the most frequent site for a hernia.


merostome (iou)



merostome noun. L19.
[from mod. Latin Merostomata (see below), formed as MERO-1 + Greek stomat-, stoma mouth.]
Zoology. Any arthropod of the class Merostomata; a horseshoe crab.