linea alba

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linea alba [′lin·ē·ə ′al·bə]

(anatomy)

A tendinous ridge extending in the median line of the abdomen from the pubis to the tiphoid process and formed by the blending of aponeuroses of the oblique and transverse muscles of the abdomen.

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No references found			Under a general anaesthetic, a small incision had been made in her abdominal skin to allow us to cut through the linea alba, the fibrous tissue that runs down the centre of the abdominal muscle. Post-op lump is a worrying sight; RECORD PETS by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Mayo's operation, double-breasting (overlapping) of the linea alba, was used for repair of the hernia. Rupture of a gravid uterus within an umbilical hernia by Airede, L.R.; Nnadi, D.C.; Gana, M.; Legbo, J.N. / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD Many women, as many as eighty to ninety percent, also experience Diastasis recti abdominis: the separation of the two sides of the rectus (the "six pack muscle") along the linea alba. The P's of pilates practice: pre and postnatal: pilates isn't just ... by Herr, Jessi / New Life Journal			line up line voltage line vortex Line, Velta Line, Velta Martynovna line-and-staff organization line-balance converter line-building-out network line-controlled blocking oscillator line-cord resistor line-drop compensator line-drop signal line-finder shelf line-finder switch line-formula method line-frequency blanking pulse line-loop resistance line-of-sight velocity line-segment formula line-sequential color television line-stabilized oscillator line-to-ground fault line-turn line-use ratio line-voltage regulator linea alba Línea, La lineage lineage structure Lineament linear linear - logarithmic intermediate - frequency amplifier Linear A and Linear B linear accelerator linear accelerator breeder linear accelerator-driven reactor linear accelerator-regenerator reactor linear actuator linear address space linear aerospike engine Linear Algebra linear algebraic equation linear amplifier linear approximation linear argument linear array linear assignment linear birefringence linear bounded automaton linear burning rate linear circuit			line-segment formula line-sequential color television line-shooter line-shooting Line-Side Answer Supervision Line-Source Radiation line-stabilized oscillator Line-Strip Multibeam System Line-Supervision Frame Line-tactic Line-To-Ground line-to-ground fault line-turn Line-up Line-up Line-up Line-Up-Down Protocol line-ups line-use ratio Line-ux Line-ux line-voltage regulator Line-Weaver plot linea linea linea linea Linea Ad Alta Mobilità Linea Aerea del Cobre SA Linea Aerea Nacional linea alba linea albicantes Linea arcuata linea aspera Linea de credito Linea de credito en varias monedas Linea de mercado Linea de tendencia Linea di arretramento linea epiphysialis Linea Ferrocarril Coahuila Durango Línea Fija Prepago linea glutea Linea Group Holding Linea negra linea nigra Linea obliqua Linea obliqua Linea recta semper praefertur transversali Linea semilunaris linea splendens Linea terminalis linea vitalis Línea, La Línea, La Lineae

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