Beclard hernia

Bé·clard her·ni·a

(bā-klahr'),

a hernia through the opening for the saphenous vein.

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Bé·clard her·ni·a

(bā-klahr' hĕr'nē-a)

A hernia through the opening for the saphenous vein.

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Béclard,

Pierre A., French anatomist, 1785-1825.

Béclard anastomosis - an anastomosis between the right and the left end-branch of the deep lingual artery. Synonym(s): arcus raninus

Béclard hernia - a hernia through the opening for the saphenous vein.

Béclard triangle - area bounded by the posterior border of the hyoglossus muscle, the posterior belly of the digastric and the greater horn of the hyoid bone.

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