fissure for ligamentum venosum
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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
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 — 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
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 venosi — [TA] fissure for ligamentum venosum: a fossa on the posterior part of the diaphragmatic surface of the liver, lodging the ligamentum venosum in the adult … 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
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
Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
lobe — 1. One of the subdivisions of an organ or other part, bounded by fissures, sulci, connective tissue septa, or other structural demarcations. 2. A rounded projecting part, as the l. of the ear. SEE ALSO: lobule. 3. One of the larger divisions of… … Medical dictionary
Umbilical vein — Infobox Vein Name = Umbilical vein Latin = vena umbilicalis GraySubject = 135 GrayPage = 519 Caption = Fetal circulation; the umbilical vein is the large, red vessel at the far left. Caption2 = Human embryo about fifteen days old. Brain and heart … Wikipedia
