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Definition of Falciform ligament
1. Noun. A ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm and the abdominal wall.
Medical Definition of Falciform ligament
1. A continuation of the inner border of the sacrotuberous ligament upward and forward on the inner aspect of the ramus of the ischium. Synonym: processus falciformis, falciform ligament, ligamentum falciforme. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Falciform Ligament
Literary usage of Falciform ligament
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"It occupies the right hypochondrium, and is separated from the left lobe, on its
upper and anterior surfaces by the falciform ligament; on its under and ..."
2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1913)
"The foregoing considerations lead the writer to try the falciform ligament of
the liver as plastic material. In the first case (Surgical No. ..."
3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The falciform ligament (ligamentum falciforme hepatis) is a broad and thin antero-
posterior peritoneal fold, falciform in shape, its base being directed ..."
4. Textbook of Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1905)
"Sometimes it is directed from the diaphragm backwards to its hepatic attachment,
falciform ligament (ligamentum falciforme hepatis). ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1880)
"At this point, the apex of the falciform ligament, behind which the vena cava issues
... The base or anterior aspect of the falciform ligament is broad, ..."
6. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"where it is separated into right and left parts by the falciform ligament.
The right part of the upper portion extends backwards, between the liver and the ..."
7. Holden's Manual of the dissection of the human body by Luther Holden (1893)
"One of these, nearly vertical in direction, and called the suspensory, or, from
its shape, the falciform ligament, is situated a little to the right of the ..."
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