Medical Definition of Deep inguinal ring

1. The opening in the transversalis fascia through which the ductus deferens (or round ligament in the female) and gonadal vessels enter the inguinal canal. Located midway between anterior superior iliac spine and pubic tubercle, it is bounded medially by the lateral umbilical ligament (inferior epigastric vessels) and inferiorly by the inguinal ligament. Indirect inguinal hernias exit the abdominal cavity via the deep inguinal ring Synonym: annulus inguinalis profundus, abdominal ring, annulus abdominalis, internal inguinal ring. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deep Inguinal Ring

deep fascia of leg
deep fascia of neck
deep fascia of penis
deep fascia of thigh
deep femoral vein
deep fibular nerve
deep flexor muscle of fingers
deep fording
deep freeze
deep freezer
deep gray layer of superior colliculus
deep head of flexor pollicis brevis
deep hypothermic arrest
deep infrapatellar bursa
deep inguinal lymph nodes
deep inguinal ring (current term)
deep intracerebral haemorrhage
deep in thought(p)
deep kiss
deep lamina
deep layer
deep layer of levator palpebrae superioris muscle
deep layer of temporalis fascia
deep lingual artery
deep lingual vein
deep lymphatic vessel
deep middle cerebral vein
deep middle cerebral vein
deep muscles of back
deep palmar (arterial) arch

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