Medical Definition of Fossa venae umbilicalis

1. 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: fissura ligamenti teretis, fissure for ligamentum teres, fossa venae umbilicalis, umbilical fissure, umbilical fossa. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fossa Venae Umbilicalis

fossa subarcuata
fossa submandibularis
fossa subscapularis
fossa supraclavicularis major
fossa supraclavicularis minor
fossa supraspinata
fossa supratonsillaris
fossa temporalis
fossa tonsillaris
fossa triangularis
fossa trochanterica
fossa trochlearis
fossa venae cavae
fossa venae umbilicalis (current term)
fossa venosa
fossa vesicae biliaris
fossae
fossane
fossas
fossate
fosse
fossed
fosses
fosset
fossette
fossettes
fosseway

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