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ligamentum teres hepatis — [TA] a fibrous cord, the remains of the left umbilical vein, extending from the porta hepatis (where it is attached to the left branch of the portal vein) out through the fissure for the ligamentum teres and the falciform ligament to the… … Medical dictionary
Fissure — A cleft or groove. A fissure can be normal or abnormal. A fissure in the cerebral cortex is a normal feature. It is a deep fold that involves the entire thickness of the brain wall. A fissure in the anus is distinctly abnormal. It is a painful… … Medical dictionary
Ligamentum venosum — Infobox Anatomy Name = Ligamentum venosum Latin = GraySubject = 139 GrayPage = 540 Caption = The ligamentum venosum courses along the inferior aspect of the liver in the fossa for ductus venosum , which separates the caudate lobe and the left… … Wikipedia
ligamentum — SYN: ligament. [L. a band, tie, fr. ligo, to bind] l. acromioclaviculare [TA] SYN: acromioclavicular ligament. l. anococcygeum SYN: anococcygeal ligament. l. anulare [TA] SYN: anular ligament. l. anulare bulbi SYN: trabecular tissue of sclera. l … Medical dictionary
fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the … Medical dictionary
fissura — 1. SYN: fissure. 2. In neuroanatomy, a particularly deep sulcus of the surface of the brain or spinal cord. [L. fr. findo, to cleave] f. antitragohelicina [TA] a fissure in the auricular cartilage between the … Medical dictionary
fissura ligamenti teretis — [TA] fissure for ligamentum teres: the fissure or fossa on the visceral surface of the liver lodging the ligamentum teres in the adult; in the traditional anatomic conception, it forms part of the boundary between the right and left lobes of the… … Medical dictionary
notch — 1. An indentation at the edge of any structure. 2. Any short, narrow, V shaped deviation, whether positive or negative, in a linear tracing. SYN: incisura [TA], emargination, incisure … Medical dictionary
incisura — SYN: notch. [L. a cutting into] i. acetabuli [TA] SYN: acetabular notch. i. angularis [TA] SYN: angular incisure. i. anterior auriculae [TA] i. anterior auris SYN: anterior notch of auricle. i. apicis cordis [TA] SYN: notch of cardiac … Medical dictionary
Liver — For other uses, see Liver (disambiguation). Liver Liver of a sheep: (1) right lobe, (2) left lobe, (3) caudate lobe, (4) quadrate lobe, (5) hepatic artery and portal vein, (6) hepatic lymph nodes, (7) gall bladder … Wikipedia
