The site of crossing of two structures. SYN: intersectio [TA].
- tendinous i. [TA] a tendinous band or partition running across a muscle. SYN: intersectio tendinea [TA], inscriptio tendinea, tendinous inscription.
- tendinous intersections of rectus abdominis [TA] usually three but occasionally four transverse fibrous bands or partial bands occurring at intervals as interruptions of the fleshy, contractile portions of the rectus abdominis muscle; they usually occur at and superior to the umbilicus. SYN: intersectiones tendineae musculi recti abdominis [TA].
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in·ter·sec·tion (in″tər-sekґshən) a site at which one structure cuts across another.Medical dictionary. 2011.