splenophrenic ligament
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splenophrenic — Relating to the spleen and the diaphragm; denoting a ligament or fold of peritoneum extending between the two structures. [spleno + G. phren, diaphragm] * * * sple·no·phren·ic (splen″o frenґik) [spleno + phren + ic] pertaining to the spleen … Medical dictionary
ligamentum phrenicosplenicum — [TA] phrenicosplenic ligament: a fold in the greater omentum that connects the diaphragm with the concave surface of the spleen; this and the ligamentum splenorenale are the same structure in some persons. Called also l. phrenicolienale and… … Medical dictionary
