Peritoneum connecting the greater curvature of stomach with the hilum of the spleen[umich]. part of the greater omentum; derived from the dorsal mesogastrium in the embryo. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrosplenic_ligament http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/gastrointestinal_system/stomach_tables.html ]
Synonyms: gastrosplenic ligament ligamentum gastrosplenicum gastrolienal ligament gastrosplenc ligament
Term information
- MA:0001619
- SCTID:260636005
- EHDAA2:0000702
- NCIT:C32671
- EMAPA:18285
- FMA:16517
- EHDAA:9160
- VHOG:0000354
- Wikipedia:Gastrosplenic_ligament
Mesenteric fold extending from the greater curvature of the stomach to the spleen. [Dorian_AF, Elsevier's_encyclopaedic_dictionary_of_medicine, Part_B:_Anatomy_(1988)_Amsterdam_etc.:_Elsevier][VHOG]
in MA, EMAPA and EHDAA2 this is part of the dorsal mesogastrium. In wikipedia, and the above source, it is derived from the DM. This is a generic ligament in MA, we infer this and assert that this is a nonskeletal ligament
Term relations
- nonskeletal ligament
- abdomen element
- mesoderm-derived structure
- develops from some dorsal mesogastrium
- connects some spleen
- part of some greater omentum
- attached to some hilum of spleen
- connects some stomach