Medical Definition of Fallopian ligament

1. A fibrous band formed by the thickened inferior border of the aponeurosis of the external oblique that extends from the anterior superior spine of the ilium to the pubic tubercle bridging, muscular and vascular lacunae;forms the floor of the inguinal canal; gives origin to the lowermost fibres of internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles. See: aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle. Synonym: ligamentum inguinale, arcus inguinalis, crural arch, fallopian arch, fallopian ligament, femoral arch, Poupart's ligament. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fallopian Ligament

falling
falling
fallings
falling off
falling of the womb
falling out
falling palate
falling sickness
falloff
falloffs
fallopian
fallopian aqueduct
fallopian arch
fallopian canal
fallopian hiatus
fallopian ligament (current term)
fallopian neuritis
fallopian pregnancy
fallopian tube
Fallopian tube
fallopian tubes
fallopian tube patency tests
Fallot
Fallot's syndrome
Fallot's tetrad
Fallot's tetralogy
Fallot's triad
fallout
fallouts
fallout shelter

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