Morison's pouch

English

Etymology

For James Rutherford Morison, British surgeon (1853–1939).

Noun

Morison's pouch (plural Morison's pouches)

1. (anatomy) A recess in the peritoneum inferior to the liver, to the right of the kidney and extending inferiorly to the transverse mesocolon.

References

• Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 29th Ed.
• Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 30th Ed.