caudate process

A narrow band of hepatic tissue connecting the caudate and right lobes of the liver posterior to the porta hepatis.

Synonym: processus caudatus.

(05 Mar 2000)


Terms mentioned in text: narrow, band, hepatic, tissue, caudate, right lobes, liver, posterior, porta hepatis, processus caudatus
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