splen·ic cords

the tissue occurring between the venous sinuses in the red pulp of the spleen.

Synonym(s): Billroth cords, red pulp cords

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Billroth,

Christian Albert Theodor, Austrian surgeon, 1829-1894.

Billroth I anastomosis - Synonym(s): Billroth operation I

Billroth II anastomosis - Synonym(s): Billroth operation II

Billroth cords - the tissue occurring between the venous sinuses in the spleen. Synonym(s): splenic cords

Billroth disease

Billroth forceps

Billroth gastrectomy - Synonym(s): Billroth operation I and II

Billroth gastroduodenoscopy

Billroth gastroenterostomy

Billroth gastrojejunostomy

Billroth hypertrophy

Billroth operation I - excision of the pylorus with end-to-end anastomosis of stomach and duodenum. Synonym(s): Billroth I anastomosis; Billroth gastrectomy

Billroth operation II - resection of the pylorus with the greater part of the lesser curvature of the stomach, closure of the cut ends of the duodenum and stomach, followed by a gastrojejunostomy. Synonym(s): Billroth II anastomosis; Billroth gastrectomy

Billroth ovarian retractor

Billroth venae cavernosae - small tributaries of the splenic vein in the pulp of the spleen. Synonym(s): venae cavernosae of spleen

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