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Cowper ligament

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Cow·per lig·a·ment

(kow'pĕr),
the part of the fascia lata, which is anterior to and provides origin for, fibers of the pectineus muscle.
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Cowper,

William, English anatomist, 1666-1709.
Cowper cyst - a retention cyst of a bulbourethral gland.
Cowper gland - Synonym(s): bulbourethral gland
cowperitis - inflammation of Cowper gland.
Cowper ligament - the part of the fascia lata which is anterior to and provides origin for fibers of the pectineus muscle.
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