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Morison's pouch

Morison's pouch noun: a recess in the peritoneum inferior to the liver, to the right of the kidney and extending inferiorly to the transverse mesocolon.

Noun

Morison's pouch (plural Morison's pouches)

  1. A recess in the peritoneum inferior to the liver, to the right of the kidney and extending inferiorly to the transverse mesocolon.

Forms of Morison's pouch

pluralMorison's pouches

Origin of Morison's pouch

For James Rutherford Morison, British surgeon (1853–1939).

Questions about Morison's pouch

What does Morison's pouch mean?
Morison's pouch means a recess in the peritoneum inferior to the liver, to the right of the kidney and extending inferiorly to the transverse mesocolon.
What part of speech is Morison's pouch?
Morison's pouch is a noun.
What is the plural of Morison's pouch?
The plural of Morison's pouch is Morison's pouches.

Words near Morison's pouch in the dictionary

  1. morisk
  2. morisks
  3. Morison
  4. Morison equation
  5. Morison equations
  6. Morison's pouch
  7. Morison's pouches
  8. Morisonian
  9. Morisonianism
  10. Morisonians
  11. Morisons

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