Medical Definition of Costocolic ligament

1. A triangular fold of peritoneum attached to the left flexure of the colon and to the diaphragm, on which rests the inferior pole or extremity of the spleen. Synonym: ligamentum phrenicocolicum, costocolic ligament. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Costocolic Ligament

costning
costo-
costoaxillary vein
costocentral
costocervical artery
costocervical trunk
costochondral
costochondral joint
costochondral junction
costochondral syndrome
costochondritis
costoclavicular
costoclavicular ligament
costoclavicular line
costoclavicular syndrome
costocolic ligament (current term)
costocoracoid
costodiaphragmatic recess
costogenic
costoinferior
costomediastinal recess
costomediastinal sinus
costopectoral reflex
costophrenic angle
costophrenic septal lines
costophrenic sulcus
costoscapular
costoscapularis
costosternal
costosternoplasty

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