Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Gim·ber·nat's ligament Pronunciation:
"him-b&r-'näts-, "gim- Function:
noun : the portion of the aponeurosis of theexternal oblique muscle that is reflected from the inguinal ligament along the iliopectineal line
Gimáberánat y Arábós /kim-ber-'nät-E-är-'bOs/,
Antoniode (1734–1816), Spanish surgeon and anatomist. Gimbernat was a pioneer in ophthalmology, vascular surgery, and urology. He demonstrated the ligament that now bears his name in 1768,although he did not publish a description of it until 1779.
