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Medical Definition of Pleuroperitoneal fold
1. A tissue fold jutting into the caudal portion of the embryonic pericardioperitoneal canal; it develops into the dorsal portion of the definitive diaphragm and is formed by the lungs growing caudally and the liver expanding cranially. Synonym: pleuroperitoneal membrane. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pleuroperitoneal Fold
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