Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the stomach and the diaphragm: applied to a fold of the peritoneum between these organs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Pertaining to the
stomach anddiaphragm .
Etymologies
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gastro- + -phrenic
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Examples
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The postero-inferior surface is covered by peritoneum, except over a small area close to the cardiac orifice; this area is limited by the lines of attachment of the gastrophrenic ligament, and lies in apposition with the diaphragm, and frequently with the upper portion of the left suprarenal gland.
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