Maissiat band (ligament tract)

Maissiat band (ligament tract)
Mais·siat (band (ligament, tract) (ma″se-ahґ) [Jacques Henri Maissiat, French anatomist, 1805–1878] tractus iliotibialis.

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  • tract — An elongated area, e.g., path, track, way. SEE ALSO: fascicle. SYN: tractus. [L. tractus, a drawing out] alimentary t. SYN: digestive t.. anterior corticospinal t. uncrossed fibers forming a small bundle in the anterior funiculus of the …   Medical dictionary

  • band — 1. Any appliance or part of an apparatus that encircles or binds a part of the body. SEE ALSO: zone. 2. Any ribbon shaped or cordlike anatomic structure that encircles or binds another structure or that connects two or more parts. See fascia,… …   Medical dictionary

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