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FALCIFORM LIGAMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does falciform ligament mean?
• FALCIFORM LIGAMENT (noun)
The noun FALCIFORM LIGAMENT has 1 sense:
1. a ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm and the abdominal wall
Familiarity information: FALCIFORM LIGAMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm and the abdominal wall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("falciform ligament" is a kind of...):
ligament (a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs)
Context examples
Couinaud segment III, corresponding to the lateral segment of the left lobe of the liver, located to the left of the inferior portion of the falciform ligament, anteriorly overlapping the stomach.
(Left Anterolateral Segment, NCI Thesaurus)
Couinaud segment II, corresponding to the lateral segment of the left lobe of the liver, located to the left of the superior portion of the falciform ligament and the fissure for the ligamentum venosum.
(Left Posterolateral Segment, NCI Thesaurus)
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