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GASTROPHRENIC LIGAMENT

\ɡˌastɹəfɹˈɛnɪk lˈɪɡəmənt], \ɡˌastɹəfɹˈɛnɪk lˈɪɡəmənt], \ɡ_ˌa_s_t_ɹ_ə_f_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_k l_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə_m_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of GASTROPHRENIC LIGAMENT

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A peritoneal fold between the diaphragm and the cardiac end of the stomach.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Is a reflection of the peritoneum, which descends from the inferior surface of the diaphragm to the cardia.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

See phrenicogastric I.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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