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McBurney’s point◊Two-thirds of the way Meissner’s corpuscles, the cutaneous sensory
laterally along the line from the umbilicus to end-organs.
the anterior superior iliac spine; the usual site glands of Montgomery◊The modified
of maximum of tenderness in acute sebaceous glands of the areola of the nipple.
appendicitis and the centre of the skin incision William Montgomery (1797–1859), practised
for appendicectomy. obstetrics in Dublin.
Charles McBurney (1845–1913), Professor of columns of Morgagni◊Vertical columns of
Surgery, New York. Apioneer of early surgery mucosa in the anal canal.
in acute appendicitis. foramen of Morgagni◊Gap between the xiphoid
Mackenrodt’s ligaments◊The transverse and costal origins of the diaphragm.
cervical (or cardinal) ligaments of the female hydatid of Morgagni◊The appendix
pelvis. epididymis, the remnant of the mesonephros.
Alwin Mackenrodt (1859–1925), Professor of Giovanni Morgagni (1682–1771), Professor of
Gynaecology, Berlin. Anatomy in Padua—a post he held for 59
foramen of Magendie◊The midline opening of years!
the fourth ventricle. Morison’s pouch◊The right subhepatic space.
François Magendie (1783–1855), physician, James Rutherford Morison (1853–1939),
Hôtel Dieu, Paris. Professor of Surgery, University of Durham.
the vein of Mayo◊Aconstant vein which crosses He had served as a surgical dresser to Joseph
the junction of the pylorus with the Lister.
duodenum. Mullerian duct◊The paramesonephric duct.
Charles Mayo (1865–1939); with his father Johannes Muller (1801–1858), Professor of
and his brother, William, founded the Mayo Anatomy, Berlin.
Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. The vein of Nelaton’s line◊Aline joining the anterior
Mayo was described earlier by Latarjet superior iliac spine to the ischial tuberosity.
(q.v.). The greater trochanter normally lies distal to
Meckel’s cartilage◊The cartilage of the first this line.
branchial arch. Auguste Nelaton (1807–1873), Professor of
Meckel’s diverticulum◊The remains of the Surgery in Paris and surgeon to Napoleon III.
embryonic vitellointestinal duct and present sphincter of Oddi◊The sphincter around the
in approximately 2 per cent of subjects. termination of the common bile duct.
Johann Meckel (1781–1833), Professor of Ruggero Oddi (1845–1906), surgeon in Rome.
Anatomy in Halle, Germany. His grandfather The sphincter had already been described by
was Professor of Anatomy in Berlin who Glisson in the 17th century!
described the pterygopalatine ganglion and Pacchionan bodies◊Clumps of arachnoid villi
the dural space with contains the ganglion of along the superior sagittal sinus.
the trigeminal nerve. Johann’s father was also Antoine Pacchioni (1665–1726), Professor of
Professor of Anatomy in Halle. Anatomy, Rome.
Meibomian glands◊The tarsal glands of the Pancoast’s syndrome◊Invasion of the brachial
eyelid. If blocked, they distend into plexus by an apical tumour of the lung.
Meibomian cysts. H. K. Pancoast (1875–1939), Professor of
Heinrich Meibom (1638–1700), Professor of Radiology in the University of Pennsylvania,
Medicine in Helmstadt. the first such appointment in the USA.
Meissner’s plexus◊The nerve plexus in the Parkinson’s disease◊Tremor and rigidity due to
submucosal layer of the intestine. lesions of the substantia nigra.
George Meissner (1829–1905), anatomist and James Parkinson (1755–1824), medical
physiologist, Professor successively in Basle, practitioner, Shoreditch, London. His small
Freiburg and Gottingen. He also described book An Essay on the Shaking Palsy in 1817 was