- lienorenal
- SYN: splenorenal. [lieno- + L. ren, kidney]
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li·eno·re·nal (li-e″no-reґnəl) pertaining to the spleen and the kidney.
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lienorenal — li·eno·renal … English syllables
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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
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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
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