inguinal falx

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falx (falks) pl. fal´ces [L.] a sickle-shaped structure.

falx cerebel´li a fold of dura mater separating the cerebellar hemispheres.

falx ce´rebri the fold of dura mater in the longitudinal fissure, separating the cerebral hemispheres.

inguinal falx , falx inguina´lis a lateral expansion of the lateral edge of the rectus abdominis which attaches to the pubic bone.

inguinal falx,

the inferior terminal portion of the common aponeurosis of the internal abdominal oblique and the transverse abdominis. It is inserted into the crest of the pubis, just below the superficial inguinal ring, and strengthens that part of the anterior abdominal wall. The width and the strength of the inguinal falx vary. Also called conjoined tendon, falx inguinalis.

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