See Also: processus vaginalis peritonei(medicine)
vestige of processus vaginalis(medicine)
vestigium processus vaginalis(medicine)
processus vaginalis ossis sphenoidalis(medicine)
pseudomyxoma peritonei(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
tunica serosa peritonei(medicine)
aditus ad saccum peritonei minorem(medicine)
portio vaginalis(medicine)
flatus vaginalis(medicine)

processus vaginalis peritonei (medicine)


processus vaginalis peritonei -->
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.