A peritoneal diverticulum in the embryonic lower anterior abdominal wall that traverses the inguinal canal. In the male it forms the tunica vaginalis testis and normally loses its connection with the peritoneal cavity; a persistent processus vaginalis in the female is known as the canal of Nuck[MP]. [ MP:0009218 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processus_vaginalis ]
Synonyms: processus vaginalis peritoneus vaginal process of peritoneum saccus vaginalis
Term information
- Wikipedia:Processus_vaginalis
- SCTID:362726001
pheno_slim
vaginal process
vaginal process of the peritoneum
processus vaginalis peritonei
peritoneal diverticulum
vaginal process of testis
vaginal process of peritoneum
Term relations
- fold of peritoneum
- part of some abdominal wall
- part of some embryo
- part of some peritoneum