Hepatic flexure
hepatic flexure n.
See right colic flexure.
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hepatico- pref. Liver, hepatic: hepaticotomy.
- Hepatic lobule
hepatic lobule n. A polygonal histologic unit of the liver, consisting of masses of liver cells arranged around a central vein that is a terminal branch of one of the hepatic veins, and at whose periphery branches of the portal vein, hepatic artery, and bile duct are located.
- Hepaticodochotomy
hepaticodochotomy he·pat·i·co·do·chot·o·my (hĭ-pāt’ĭ-kō-dō-kŏt’ə-mē) n. Incision into the common bile duct and the hepatic duct.
- Hepaticoduodenostomy
hepaticoduodenostomy he·pat·i·co·du·o·de·nos·to·my (hĭ-pāt’ĭ-kō-dōō’ə-dn-ŏs’tə-mē, -dyōō’-, -dōō-ŏd’n-ŏs’-, -dyōō-) n. The surgical formation of a communication between a hepatic duct and the duodenum.
- Hepaticoenterostomy
hepaticoenterostomy he·pat·i·co·en·ter·os·to·my (hĭ-pāt’ĭ-kō-ěn’tə-rŏs’tə-mē) n. The surgical formation of a communication between a hepatic duct and the intestine.