| venous segments of liver | Each of the four territories of the liver separately drained by the hepatic veins. Synonym: hepatic venous segments. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| venous ligament | A thin fibrous cord, lying in the fissure of the ligamentum venosum, the remains of the ductus venosus of the foetus. Synonym: Arantius' ligament, ligamentum ductus venosi, venous ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissure of venous ligament | A deep cleft extending from the porta hepatis and the inferior vena cava between the left lobe and the caudate lobe; it lodges the ligamentum venosum and is thus a vestige of the fossa of the ductus venosus. Synonym: fissura ligamenti venosi, fissure of venous ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| round ligament of liver | The remains of the umbilical vein running within the free edge of the falciform ligament from umbilicus to the liver, where it continues within the fissure for the round ligament to the origin of the left portal vein within the porta hepatis. Synonym: ligamentum teres hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary ligament of liver | Peritoneal reflections from the liver to the diaphragm at the margins of the bare area of the liver. Synonym: ligamentum coronarium hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| notch for round ligament of liver | The notch in the inferior border of the liver that accommodates the round ligament. Synonym: incisura ligamenti teretis hepatis, incisura umbilicalis, umbilical notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| falciform ligament of liver | A crescentic fold of peritoneum extending to the surface of the liver from the diaphragm and anterior abdominal wall; the round ligament lies in its free inferior border, derivative of embryonic ventral mesogastrium. Synonym: ligamentum falciforme hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissure of round ligament of liver | A cleft on the inferior surface of the liver, running from the inferior border to the left extremity of the porta hepatis; it lodges the round ligament of the liver. Synonym: fissura ligamenti teretis, fissure for ligamentum teres, fossa venae umbilicalis, umbilical fissure, umbilical fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| batson venous plexus | <radiology> Paravertebral venous plexus, can carry tumour emboli directly to brain from pelvis or abdomen (12 Dec 1998) |
| vaginal venous plexus | The plexus of veins that surrounds the vagina. Synonym: plexus venosus vaginalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the veins. Origin: L. Venosus (18 Nov 1997) |
| venous angioma | <radiology> Caput medusae, wedge-shaped appearance with its base at the meninges and its apex directed toward the ventricles, prominent medullary vein drains into a markedly enlarged transcortical cerebral vein, angiogram: normal arterial phase without AV shunting (12 Dec 1998) |
| venous angle | The junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins, toward which converge the external and the anterior jugular and the vertebral veins, the thoracic duct in the left angle and the right lymphatic duct in the right angle. Synonym: Pirogoff's angle. In neuroradiology, the angle of union of the superior thalamostriate vein (vena terminalis) with the internal cerebral vein, usually closely behind the interventricular foramen of Monro. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous artery | Origin, right ventricle of heart; distribution, it divides into the right pulmonary artery and the left pulmonary artery, which enter the corresponding lungs and branch along with the segmental bronchi. Synonym: truncus pulmonalis, arteria pulmonalis, pulmonary artery, venous artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous blood | Blood which has passed through the capillaries of various tissues, except the lungs, and is found in the veins, the right chambers of the heart, and the pulmonary arteries; it is usually dark red as a result of a lower content of oxygen. (05 Mar 2000) |