peritoneal vaginal process
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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[MP]. [ MP:0009218 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processus_vaginalis ]
Synonyms: processus vaginalis peritoneus, vaginal process of peritoneum, saccus vaginalis
Term info
- SCTID:362726001
- Wikipedia:Processus_vaginalis
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vaginal process, processus vaginalis peritonei, vaginal process of the peritoneum, peritoneal diverticulum, vaginal process of peritoneum, vaginal process of testis
processus vaginalis
processus vaginalis peritonei masculinus
uberon
UBERON:0005344