sacrosciatic notch
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sacrosciatic notch — noun : sciatic notch … Useful english dictionary
notch — 1. An indentation at the edge of any structure. 2. Any short, narrow, V shaped deviation, whether positive or negative, in a linear tracing. SYN: incisura [TA], emargination, incisure … Medical dictionary
sa|cro|sci|at|ic — «SAY kroh sy AT ihk, SAK roh », adjective. of or having to do with the sacrum and the ischium: »the sacrosciatic notch. ╂[< New Latin sacrum sacrum + English sciatic] … Useful english dictionary
Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
foramen ischiadicum majus — [TA] greater sciatic foramen: a hole converted from the major sciatic notch by the sacrotuberal and sacrospinal ligaments; called also greater ischiadic or greater sacrosciatic f … Medical dictionary
foramen ischiadicum minus — [TA] lesser sciatic foramen: a hole converted from the minor sciatic notch by the sacrotuberal and sacrospinal ligaments; called also lesser ischiadic or lesser sacrosciatic f … Medical dictionary
