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falciform ligament

NOUN
  1. a ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm and the abdominal wall

How To Use falciform ligament In A Sentence

  • The two major and two minor lobes of the liver are separated anteriorly by the falciform ligament that divides the larger right lobe from the left.
  • Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed, which revealed dilated veins in the omentum and falciform ligament, a nodular liver, and a mass in the right lower quadrant.
  • The upper left quadrant is filled with the right lobe of the liver and the gallbladder, and the falciform ligament and ligamentum teres (‘obliterated’ umbilical vein) can be seen.
  • These lobes are separated by a smooth membrane called the falciform ligament. DR. SANJIV CHOPRA’S LIVER BOOK
  • Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed, which revealed dilated veins in the omentum and falciform ligament, a nodular liver, and a mass in the right lower quadrant.
  • On the right side, the section passes through the right lobe of the liver, the caudate lobe, and the falciform ligament.
  • The liver is surrounded by splanchnopleure with a mesentery (the lesser omentum) connecting it to the stomach and to the ventral body wall (falciform ligament).
  • Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed, which revealed dilated veins in the omentum and falciform ligament, a nodular liver, and a mass in the right lower quadrant.
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