| funicular | 1. Consisting of a small cord or fibre. 2. Dependent on the tension of a cord. 3. <anatomy> Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament. Funicular action, the polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights at different points. Origin: Cf. F. Funiculaire. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| funicular graft | A nerve graft in which each funiculus (composed of two or more fasciculi) is approximated and sutured separately. (05 Mar 2000) |
| funicular hydrocele | Fluid in a portion of the tunica vaginalis shut off from both testis and abdominal cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| funicular myelitis | Inflammation involving any of the columns of the spinal cord. Synonym: subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| funicular myelosis | Degeneration of spinal cord white matter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| funicular process | The tunica vaginalis surrounding the spermatic cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| funicular souffle | <obstetrics, paediatrics> A blowing murmur, synchronous with the foetal heart beat, sometimes only systolic and sometimes continuous, heard on auscultation over the pregnant uterus. Synonym: funic souffle, funicular souffle, umbilical souffle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abdominal hernia | <surgery> A hernia protruding through a defect or weakened portion of the abdominal wall. An umbilical hernia is an example of a type of abdominal hernia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Barth's hernia | A loop of intestine between a persistent vitelline duct and the abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Beclard's hernia | A hernia through the opening for the saphenous vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilocular femoral hernia | A femoral hernia with two sacs, the first being in the femoral canal, and the second passing through a defect in the superficial fascia and appearing immediately beneath the skin. Synonym: bilocular femoral hernia, Hey's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bochdalek's hernia | Absence of the pleuroperitoneal membrane (usually on the left) or an enlarged Morgagni's foramen which allows protrusion of abdominal viscera into the chest. Synonym: Bochdalek's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecal hernia | A hernia containing caecum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radical operation for hernia | An operation by which the hernia is not only reduced, but the hernial defect is also repaired. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Malgaigne's hernia | Infantile inguinal hernia prior to the descent of the testis. (05 Mar 2000) |