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lieno-renal ligament

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peritoneum that attaches the spleen to the posterior abdominal wall over the left kidney. develops from the dorsal mesogastrium of the embryo[umich] [ http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/gastrointestinal_system/peritoneum_tables.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenorenal_ligament ]

Term info

Label

lieno-renal ligament

Synonyms
  • lienorenal ligament
  • ligamentum lienorenale
  • ligamentum splenorenale
  • ligamentum splenorenale (lienorenale, phrenicosplenicum)
  • phrenicolienal ligament
  • splenicorenal ligament
  • splenorenal ligament
database cross reference
latin term
ligamentum splenorenale [ FMA : 16522 FMA : TA ]

latin term
ligamentum lienorenale [ FMA : 16522 FMA : TA ]

comment

Multiple sources support greater omentum assignment. E.g. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/splenorenal+ligament. We change the MA part_of assignment to develops_from

has related synonym

phrenico-splenic ligament

id

UBERON:0004687