fissure for ligamentum teres
fis·sure for lig·a·men·tum te·res
[TA]a cleft on the inferior surface of the liver, running from the inferior border to the left extremity of the porta hepatis; it lodges the round ligament of the liver.
Synonym(s): fissura ligamenti teretis hepatis [TA], fissure for round ligament of liver ☆ , fossa venae umbilicalis, umbilical fossa
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