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pneumonotomy (medicine) and Velpeau's canal (medicine)


pneumonotomy (medicine)


pneumonotomy
<procedure> Incision of the lung.

Synonym: pneumotomy.

Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + tome, incision


Velpeau's canal (medicine)


Velpeau's canal -->
inguinal canal


A passage in the lower anterior abdominal wall which in the male allows passage of the spermatic cord and in the female contains the round ligament. Because of the weakness it creates in the abdominal wall, it is the most frequent site for a hernia.