Gimbernat ligament

la·cu·nar lig·a·ment

[TA] a curved fibrous band that passes horizontally backward from the medial end of the inguinal ligament to the pectineal line; it forms the medial boundary of the femoral ring.
See also: aponeurosis of external oblique (muscle).
Synonym(s): ligamentum lacunare [TA], Gimbernat ligament

Gimbernat ligament

(him?ber-nat', gim?) [Antonio de Gimbernat, Sp. surgeon, 1734–1790] The pectineal portion of the inguinal ligament. Its lateral free edge forms the medial portion of the femoral ring. Synonym: lacunar ligament

Gimbernat,

Don Manuel L.A. de, Spanish anatomist and surgeon, 1734-1816. Gimbernat ligament - a curved fibrous band that forms the medial boundary of the femoral ring. Synonym(s): lacunar ligament