adductor hiatus

ad·duc·tor hi·a·tus

[TA]
the aperture in the aponeurotic insertion of the adductor magnus that transmits the femoral artery and vein from the adductor canal to the popliteal space.
Synonym(s): hiatus adductorius [TA], femoral opening, hiatus tendineus, tendinous opening
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