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TRIETZ'S LIGAMENT

\tɹˈa͡ɪtsɪz lˈɪɡəmənt], \tɹˈa‍ɪtsɪz lˈɪɡəmənt], \t_ɹ_ˈaɪ_t_s_ɪ_z l_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə_m_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of TRIETZ'S LIGAMENT

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A fold of peritoneum, reflected as a bridle from the lower border of the stomach at the point of emergence of the latter from beneath the mesentery of the small intestine.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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