urogenital region
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urogenital region — the area of the abdomen near the urinary and genital openings … Dictionary of ichthyology
Urogenital diaphragm — Older texts have asserted the existence of an urogenital diaphragm , which was described as a layer of the pelvis that separates the deep perineal sac from the upper pelvis, lying between the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm and… … Wikipedia
region — 1. An often arbitrarily limited portion of the surface of the body. SEE ALSO: space, zone. 2. A portion of the body having a special nervous or vascular supply, or a part of an organ having a special … Medical dictionary
regio urogenitalis — [TA] urogenital region: the portion of the perineal region surrounding the urogenital organs. Called also genitourinary region and urogenital triangle … Medical dictionary
triangle — In anatomy and surgery, a three sided area with arbitrary or natural boundaries. SEE ALSO: trigonum, region. [L. triangulum, fr. tri , three, + angulus, angle] anal t. [TA] the posterior portion of the perineal region through which the … Medical dictionary
Tissue — A tissue in medicine is not like a piece of tissue paper. It is a broad term that is applied to any group of cells that perform specific functions. A tissue in medicine need not form a layer. Thus, The bone marrow is a tissue; Connective tissue… … Medical dictionary
trophotaenia — (plural trophotaeniae)) a ribbon like extension from the anal or urogenital region of embryonic Goodeidae, Parabrotula (Zoarcidae), Oligopus and Microbrotula (Ophidioidei) which intermingles with ovigerous folds and transfer nutrient material… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Torulopsis — A genus of yeasts with smaller blastoconidia (2–4 nm) with a wide attachment to the parent cell; T. glabrata, now called Candida glabrata, is a cause of candidiasis in humans. * * * Tor·u·lop·sis .tȯr yə läp səs, .tär n a genus of round, oval,… … Medical dictionary
transversus perinei superficialis — transversus pe·rin·ei su·per·fi·ci·a·lis pe rin ē .ī .sü pər .fish ē ā ləs n a small band of muscle of the urogenital region of the perineum that arises from the ischial tuberosity and that with the contralateral muscle inserts into and acts to… … Medical dictionary
tela subcutanea perinei — [TA] subcutaneous tissue of perineum: the subcutaneous tissue of the urogenital region, consisting almost entirely of the stratum membranosum with little overlying fat. Called also superficial perineal fascia and superficial fascia of perineum … Medical dictionary
