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Definition

Scarpa, Antonio

(skar'pă )

Italian anatomist, 1752–1832.

S. fascia The deep membranous layer of superficial abdominal fascia.

S. ganglion Vestibular ganglion.

S. membrane The membrane that closes the round window of the tympanic cavity.

S. triangle The area of the inner thigh bounded superiorly by the inguinal ligament, laterally by the sartorius, and medially by the adductor longus.