Pubovesical ligament

Pubovesical ligament

Infobox Ligament
Name = Pubovesical ligament
Latin = ligamentum pubovesicale
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From = bladder
To = pubis
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DorlandsPre = l_09
DorlandsSuf = 12492902

The Pubovesical ligament is a ligament that extends from the neck of the bladder to the inferior aspect of the pubis bones. In the female it is divided into the lateral pubovesical ligament and the medial pubovesical ligament. In the male it is parallel and medial to the puboprostatic ligament.


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  • puboprostatic ligament — pu·bo·pros·tat·ic ligament .pyü bō präs tat ik n any of three strands of pelvic fascia in the male that correspond to the pubovesical ligament in the female and that support the prostate gland and indirectly the bladder passing from the capsule… …   Medical dictionary

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