(ˈ)pü|pärz- noun
Usage: usually capitalized P
Etymology: after François Poupart died 1709 French physician
: the thickened lower border of the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle of the abdomen extending from the anterior superior spine of the ilium to the pubic tubercle continuous below with the fascia lata, and forming the external pillar of the external abdominal ring and a part of the anterior boundary of the femoral ring — called also inguinal ligament