Medical Dictionary

processus vaginalis

noun processus vag·i·na·lis \-ˌvaj-ə-ˈnā-ləs\

Medical Definition of PROCESSUS VAGINALIS

:  a pouch of peritoneum that is carried into the scrotum by the descent of the testicle and which in the scrotum forms the tunica vaginalis

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