stomach wall posterior
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stomach wall — the layered structure that makes up the stomach, consisting of a serous coat, a muscular coat, a mucous membrane, and other tissue layers in between. See gaster and see also paries anterior gastrica and paries posterior gastrica. Called also… … Medical dictionary
wall — An investing part enclosing a cavity such as the chest or abdomen, or covering a cell or any anatomic unit. A w., as of the chest, abdomen, or any hollow organ. SYN … Medical dictionary
Stomach — Infobox Anatomy Name = Stomach Latin = Ventriculus Greek = Gaster GraySubject = 247 GrayPage = 1161 Caption = The location of the stomach in the body. Caption2=Diagram from [http://training.seer.cancer.gov/ss module07 ugi/unit02 sec02… … Wikipedia
posterior wall of stomach — paries posterior gastrica … Medical dictionary
paries posterior gastrica — [TA] posterior wall of stomach: the part of the stomach wall that is directed toward the posterior surface of the body. Called also posterior gastric wall and posterior stomach wall … Medical dictionary
Lesser curvature of the stomach — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = curvatura minor gastris GraySubject = 247 GrayPage = 1162 Caption = Outline of stomach, showing its anatomical landmarks. Caption2 = Diagram from [http://training.seer.cancer.gov/ss module07 ugi/unit02… … Wikipedia
cascade stomach — an atypical form of hourglass stomach; on a radiograph the posterior wall is seen to be drawn up, and contrast medium first fills the upper sac and then cascades into the lower sac … Medical dictionary
digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… … Universalium
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
bivalve — bivalvular /buy val vyeuh leuhr/, adj. /buy valv /, n. 1. Also called lamellibranch. Zool. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills. adj. 2.… … Universalium
