| appendix fibrosa hepatis | A fibrous process, into which the tip of the left lobe of the liver may taper out, that passes with the left triangular ligament to be attached to the diaphragm. Synonym: appendix fibrosa hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| area nuda hepatis | The area on the posterior surface of the liver which is fused with the diaphragm and therefore not covered by peritoneum. Synonym: area nuda hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria interlobulares (hepatis) | The many terminal branches of the hepatic artery passing between hepatic lobules. Synonym: arteria interlobulares (hepatis). (05 Mar 2000) |
| vas aberrans hepatis | Blind and/or atrophic bile duct remnants in the fibrous appendix and in the capsule of the liver at the margins of the left lobe and the groove for the inferior vena cava. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena afferentes hepatis | Collective term for a series of branching channels in the early embryo receiving blood from the umbilical and/or vitelline venous systems and passing the mixed blood to the sinusoids of the liver; they become terminal branches of the hepatic portal vein. Synonym: vena afferentes hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena portae hepatis | <anatomy, vein> A large vein that carries blood from the stomach and intestines to the liver. (09 Oct 1997) |
| margo inferior hepatis | The sharp border of the liver that separates the diaphragmatic and visceral surfaces. Synonym: margo inferior hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars anterior faciei diaphragmatis hepatis | The part of the diaphragmatic surface of the liver deep to the costal arches and the xiphoid process. Synonym: pars anterior faciei diaphragmatis hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars dextra faciei diaphragmaticae hepatis | The part of the diaphragmatic surface of the liver deep to the bodies of the lower ribs on the right side. Synonym: pars dextra faciei diaphragmaticae hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars posterior faciei diaphragmatis hepatis | That portion of the diaphragmatic surface of the liver that includes the bare area and the caudate lobe. Synonym: pars posterior faciei diaphragmatis hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars quadrata hepatis | The part of the medial segment of the liver which includes the quadrate lobe. Synonym: pars quadrata hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars superior faciei diaphragmaticae hepatis | The convex superior portion of the diaphragmatic surface of the liver. Synonym: pars superior faciei diaphragmaticae hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| peliosis hepatis | <radiology> Benign, intrahepatic vascular disorder, associated with benign and malignant liver tumours, possible vasodilatory response to sex hormones, (?) clinical significance, multiple endothelium-lined, blood-filled spaces, communicate with sinusoids, angio (parenchymal phase): multiple round collections of contrast in liver (3 - 15 mm), Differential diagnosis: focal nodular hyperplasia, hypervascular metastasis, cavernous haemangiomata (12 Dec 1998) |
| pons hepatis | A bridge of liver tissue that sometimes overlaps the fossa of the inferior vena cava, converting it into a canal. Synonym: ponticulus hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ponticulus hepatis | A bridge of liver tissue that sometimes overlaps the fossa of the inferior vena cava, converting it into a canal. Synonym: ponticulus hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |