Cruveilhier, Jean


Cruveilhier,

Jean, French pathologist and anatomist, 1791-1874. Cruveilhier atrophyCruveilhier disease - Synonym(s): Lou Gehrig diseaseCruveilhier fascia - Synonym(s): superficial fascia of perineumCruveilhier fossa - a longitudinal hollow on the posterior surface of the superior portion (root) of the medial pterygoid plate. Synonym(s): fossa navicularis Cruveilhier; scaphoid fossaCruveilhier joint - a pivot synovial joint between the dens of the axis and the ring formed by the anterior arch and the transverse ligament of the atlas. Synonym(s): median atlantoaxial jointCruveilhier ligaments - the counterparts in the foot of the palmar ligaments in the hand. Synonym(s): plantar ligamentsCruveilhier nodulesCruveilhier palsy - Synonym(s): Lou Gehrig diseaseCruveilhier plexus - a nerve plexus formed by communications between the dorsal primary rami of the first three cervical nerves.Cruveilhier sign - palpable groin swelling noted when patient coughs.Cruveilhier tumorCruveilhier ulcerCruveilhier-Baumgarten disease - Synonym(s): Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndromeCruveilhier-Baumgarten murmur - a venous murmur heard over collateral veins, connecting portal and caval venous systems, on the abdominal wall.Cruveilhier-Baumgarten sign - a murmur over the umbilicus often in the presence of caput medusae.Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome - cirrhosis of the liver with patent umbilical or paraumbilical veins and varicose periumbilical veins (caput medusae). Synonym(s): Cruveilhier-Baumgarten diseasefossa navicularis Cruveilhier - Synonym(s): Cruveilhier fossa