left lobe of liver

left lobe of liver definition - medical

left lobe of liver

noun
The lobe of the liver separated from the right lobe above and in front by the falciform ligament, and separated from the quadrate and caudate lobes by the fissure for the round ligament and by the fissure for the venous ligament.

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