English Explanatory Dictionary

Morison's pouch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Morison's pouch Morison's pouches

Etymology

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

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