Iliac fossa — Infobox Bone Name = Iliac fossa Latin = fossa iliaca GraySubject = 57 GrayPage = 234 Caption = Right hip bone. Internal surface. (Iliac fossa visible at upper left.) Caption2 = Pelvic girdle. (Region of iliac fossa visible at tip of arrow… … Wikipedia
fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the … Medical dictionary
Iliac tuberosity — Infobox Bone Name = Iliac tuberosity Latin = tuberositas iliaca GraySubject = 57 GrayPage = 234 Caption = Right hip bone. External surface. Caption2 = Right hip bone. Internal surface. System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = t… … Wikipedia
Iliac crest — Bone: Iliac crest Pelvic girdle … Wikipedia
Ovarian fossa — Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front. Bifurcation of the aor … Wikipedia
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
Appendicitis — Classification and external resources An acutely inflamed and enlarged appendix, sliced lengthwise. ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… … Universalium
Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
