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falciform ligament

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Noun1.falciform ligament - a ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm and the abdominal wall
ligament - a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
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28) It commonly arises within the abdomen of young patients with predilection for the falciform ligament and ligamentum teres of the liver; it is characterized by fascicular and nested proliferation of uniform spindle cells and less prominent nucleoli and lacks multinucleation.
Clear cell sarcoma of tendons and aponeuroses: a review by Dim, Daniel C.; Cooley, Linda D.; Miranda, Roberto N. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
The fibres to the ischial ramus, which form a sickle shaped extension, are known as the falciform ligament (Romanes, 1964) (Figure 2).
Anatomy in practice: the sacrotuberous ligament by Woodley, S.J.; Kennedy, E.; Mercer, S.R. / New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy
Perforation can be identified on plain films as gas under the hemidiaphragms, gas tracking along the psoas margins, or the classic presentation of gas outlining the falciform ligament or both sides of the bowel wall (Rigler sign).
Radiological case of the month: Derek B. Pollard, MD and Dirk ... by Pollard, Derek B.; Entzian, Dirk / Applied Radiology
 
 
 
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