phrenicocolic ligament

phrenicocolic ligament definition - medical

phren·i·co·col·ic ligament (frĕnˌĭ-kō-kŏlˈĭk, -kōˈlĭk)

noun
A triangular fold of peritoneum attached to the left flexure of the colon and to the diaphragm, on which the inferior extremity of the spleen rests.

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