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ligamentum splenorenale.Medical dictionary. 2011.
lienorenal ligament — |līə(ˌ)nō, lī|ē(ˌ)nō+... noun Etymology: lien (III) + o + renal : a mesenteric fold passing from the spleen to the left kidney and affording support to the splenic artery and vein … Useful english dictionary
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
Splenorenal ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Splenorenal ligament Latin = ligamentum splenorenale GraySubject = 278 GrayPage = 1283 Caption = Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the upper part of the abdomen. (Phrenicolienal ligament labeled at bottom right.) … Wikipedia
phrenicolienal ligament — phren·i·co·li·en·al ligament lī ə nəl n LIENORENAL LIGAMENT * * * phrenicosplenic ligament ligamentum splenorenale … Medical dictionary
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
Pancreas — For other uses, see Pancreas (disambiguation). Pancreas the pancreas … Wikipedia
ligamentum splenorenale — [TA] splenorenal ligament: a fold in the greater omentum that connects the kidney and the concave surface of the spleen; this and the ligamentum phrenicosplenicum are the same structure in some persons. Called also l. lienorenale [TA alternative] … Medical dictionary
tail — 1. Any t., or taillike structure, or tapering or elongated extremity of an organ or other part. SYN: cauda [TA]. 2. In veterinary anatomy, a free appendage representing the caudal end of the vertebral column; covered by … Medical dictionary
splenorenal — Relating to the spleen and the kidney; denoting a ligament or fold of peritoneum extending between the two structures. SYN: lienorenal, splenonephric. * * * spleno·re·nal .splen ō rēn əl adj of, relating to, or joining the splenic and renal veins … Medical dictionary
