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tunica vaginalis testis
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tunica /tu·ni·ca/ (too´nĭ-kah) pl. tu´nicae   [L.] a tunic; in anatomy, a general term for a membrane or other structure covering or lining a body part or organ.
tunica adventi´tia  the outer coat of various tubular structures, made up of connective tissue and elastic fibers.
tunica adventi´tia vaso´rum  t. externa vasorum.
tunica albugi´nea  a dense, white, fibrous sheath enclosing a part or organ.
tunica conjuncti´va  the conjunctiva.
tunica dar´tos  the thin layer of subcutaneous tissue underlying the skin of the scrotum, consisting mainly of the dartos muscle.
tunica exter´na  an outer coat or layer.
tunica exter´na vaso´rum  the outer, fibroelastic coat of the blood vessels.
tunica fibro´sa  fibrous coat; an enveloping fibrous membrane.
tunica inter´na  an inner coat or layer.
tunica in´tima vaso´rum  the innermost coat of blood vessels.
tunica me´dia vaso´rum  the middle coat of blood vessels.
tunica muco´sa  the mucous membrane lining of various tubular structures.
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Tunica mucosa lining the walls of the small intestine.
tunica muscula´ris  the muscular coat or layer surrounding the tela submucosa in most portions of the digestive, respiratory, urinary, and genital tracts.
tunica pro´pria  a proper coat or layer of a part, as distinguished from an investing membrane.
tunica sero´sa  the membrane lining the external walls of the body cavities and reflected over the surfaces of protruding organs; it secretes a watery exudate.
tunica vagina´lis tes´tis  the serous membrane covering the front and sides of the testis and epididymis.
tunica vasculo´sa  a vascular coat, or a layer well supplied with blood vessels.

tunica vag·i·na·lis tes·tis (vj-nls tsts)
n.
The serous sheath of the testis and epididymis, derived from the peritoneum, and consisting of an outer and inner serous layer.

tunica vaginalis testis,
the serous membrane surrounding the testis and epididymis, derived from the peritoneum.

tunica [too´nĭ-kah] (L.)
a tunic or coat; used in anatomic nomenclature to designate a membranous covering of an organ or a distinct layer of the wall of a hollow structure, as a blood vessel.
tunica adventi´tia the outer coat of various tubular structures.
tunica albugi´nea a dense white fibrous sheath that encloses a part or organ, such as the testicle or ovary.
tunica conjuncti´va the conjunctiva.
tunica dar´tos dartos.
tunica exter´na an outer coat, such as the fibroelastic coat of a blood vessel.
tunica inter´na an inner coat or layer.
tunica in´tima the innermost coat of a blood vessel; called also Bichat's tunic.
tunica me´dia the muscular middle coat of a blood vessel.
tunica muco´sa the mucous membrane lining of various tubular structures.
tunica muscula´ris the muscular coat or layer surrounding the tela submucosa in most portions of the digestive, respiratory, urinary, and genital tracts.
tunica pro´pria the proper coat or layer of a part, as distinguished from an investing membrane.
tunica sero´sa the membrane lining the external walls of the body cavities and reflected over the surfaces of protruding organs; it secretes a watery exudate.
tunica vagina´lis tes´tis the serous membrane covering the front and sides of the testis and epididymis.
tunica vasculo´sa a vascular coat, or a layer well supplied with blood vessels.


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It can also occur in the abdominal cavity and the pericardium which is the sac that surrounds the heart, occasionally it also attacks the lining of the testis called the tunica vaginalis.
Surgery for mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis, which occurs in the groin, is also not usually curative.
These include the pericardium that surrounds and protects the heart; the tunica vaginalis testic which surrounds the internal male reproductive organs; and the tunica serosa uteri which is the membrane covering the internal reproductive organs in women.
 
 
 
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