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infradiaphragmatic

infradiaphragmatic adjective: below the diaphragm.

Adjective

infradiaphragmatic (not comparable)

  1. Below the diaphragm.
    • Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection is usually supradiaphragmatic, but when it is infradiaphragmatic the veins enter the inferior vena cava, forming the scimitar syndrome.2003, David A. Nyberg, Diagnostic Imaging of Fetal Anomalies, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 488
    • Infradiaphragmatic intra- and suprasellar craniopharyngioma: its starting point is intrasellar, and it develops to the suprasellar spaces in distending the diaphragma sellae, which commonly becomes inseparable from the tumor capsule.2005, Jörg-Christian Tonn, Manfred Westphal, J. T. Rutka, S.A. Grossman, Neuro-Oncology of CNS Tumors, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 509

Examples of infradiaphragmatic in a sentence

  • The inverted Y field has traditionally been used to treat the infradiaphragmatic lymph node regions including the paraaortic nodes, spleen, pelvic nodes and inguinofemoral nodes.2010, Lena Specht, Joachim Yahalom, Radiotherapy for Hodgkin Lymphoma, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 131:
  • […] infradiaphragmatic aortic clamping is done just above the celiac plexus level; it is decided after laparotomy because of the torrential uncontrollable bleeding.2014, Sriram Bhat M., Sriram Bhat M, SRB's Surgical Operations: Text & Atlas, JP Medical Ltd, →ISBN, page 210:

Origin of infradiaphragmatic

From infra- + diaphragmatic.

Questions about infradiaphragmatic

What does infradiaphragmatic mean?
Infradiaphragmatic means below the diaphragm.
How do you use infradiaphragmatic in a sentence?
The inverted Y field has traditionally been used to treat the infradiaphragmatic lymph node regions including the paraaortic nodes, spleen, pelvic nodes and inguinofemoral nodes.
What part of speech is infradiaphragmatic?
Infradiaphragmatic is an adjective.

Words near infradiaphragmatic in the dictionary

  1. infracts
  2. infradental
  3. infradentaries
  4. infradentary
  5. infradian
  6. infradiaphragmatic
  7. infradiapophyseal
  8. infradigital
  9. infradivision
  10. infradivisions
  11. infraduct

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