- gastropancreatic
- gastropan·creatic
English syllables. 2014.
gastropancreatic
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gastropancreatic ligament — noun see gastropancreatic fold … Useful english dictionary
gastropancreatic fold left — plica gastropancreatica … Medical dictionary
gastropancreatic fold right — plica hepatopancreatica … Medical dictionary
gastropancreatic reflex — an increase in pancreatic secretion induced by distention of the corpus of the stomach; it is mediated by the vagus nerve … Medical dictionary
gastropancreatic fold — … Useful english dictionary
plica gastropancreatica — [TA] gastropancreatic fold: a crescentic fold of peritoneum formed by the left gastric artery as it runs from the posterior abdominal wall to the lesser curvature of the stomach; called also left gastropancreatic fold. Cf. p. hepatopancreatica … Medical dictionary
fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina … Medical dictionary
plica — [TA] SYN: fold (1). [Mod. L. a plait or fold] plicae adiposae pleurae SYN: fatty folds of pleura, under fold. plicae alares plicae synovialis infrapatellaris SYN: alar folds of intrapatellar synovial fold, under fold. plicae ampullares tubae… … Medical dictionary
plica hepatopancreatica — [TA] hepatopancreatic fold: a crescentic fold of peritoneum formed by the hepatic artery as it runs forward from the posterior abdominal wall to the lesser omentum; called also right gastropancreatic fold. Cf. p. gastropancreatica … Medical dictionary
