Hunter canal


ad·duc·tor ca·nal

[TA] the space in middle third of the thigh between the vastus medialis and adductor muscles, converted into a canal by the overlying sartorius muscle. It gives passage to the femoral vessels, saphenous nerve, and the nerve to the vastus medialis, ending at the adductor hiatus. Synonym(s): canalis adductorius [TA], Hunter canal, subsartorial canal

ad·duc·tor ca·nal

(ă-dŭk'tŏr kă-nal') [TA] The space in the middle third of the thigh between the vastus medialis and adductor muscles, converted into a canal by the overlying sartorius muscle. It gives passage to the femoral vessels and saphenous nerve, ending at the adductor hiatus.
Synonym(s): canalis adductorius [TA] , Hunter canal.

Hunter canal

(hun'ter) [John Hunter, Scottish anatomist and surgeon, 1728–1793] Adductor canal.

Hunter,

John, Scottish surgeon, anatomist, physiologist, and pathologist, 1728-1793. Hunter canal - the space in the middle third of the thigh that gives passage to the femoral vessels and saphenous nerve. Synonym(s): adductor canalHunter gubernaculum - an obsolete term for gubernaculum testis.hunterian chancre - chancre resulting from syphilis.hunterian perforatorHunter operation - ligation of the artery proximal and distal to an aneurysm.Hunter-Schreger bands - alternating light and dark lines seen in dental enamel. Synonym(s): Hunter-Schreger lines; Schreger linesHunter-Schreger lines - Synonym(s): Hunter-Schreger bands