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gastro-splenic ligament
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peritoneum connecting the greater curvature of stomach with the hilum of the spleen[umich]. part of the greater omentum; derived from the dorsal mesogastrium in the embryo. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrosplenic_ligament http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/gastrointestinal_system/stomach_tables.html ]
Term info
Label
gastro-splenic ligament
Synonyms
- gastrolienal ligament
- gastrosplenc ligament
- gastrosplenic ligament
- ligamentum gastrosplenicum
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external definition
Mesenteric fold extending from the greater curvature of the stomach to the spleen. [Dorian_AF, Elsevier's_encyclopaedic_dictionary_of_medicine, Part_B:_Anatomy_(1988)_Amsterdam_etc.:_Elsevier][VHOG]
external ontology notes
in MA, EMAPA and EHDAA2 this is part of the dorsal mesogastrium. In wikipedia, and the above source, it is derived from the DM. This is a generic ligament in MA, we infer this and assert that this is a nonskeletal ligament
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UBERON:0004686
Term relations
Subclass of:
- nonskeletal ligament
- abdomen element
- mesoderm-derived structure
- connects some spleen
- part of some greater omentum
- develops_from some dorsal mesogastrium
- attaches_to some hilum of spleen
- connects some stomach