Usually means: Connects stomach to diaphragm posteriorly.
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  1. Gastrophrenic ligament: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  2. Gastrophrenic ligament: Gray's Anatomy (1918)
  3. Gastrophrenic ligament, Gastrophrenic ligament: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (Gastrophrenic ligament)

noun:  The postero-superior surface of the stomach is covered by peritoneum, except over a small area close to the cardiac orifice; this area is limited by the lines of attachment of the gastrophrenic ligament, and lies in apposition with the diaphragm, and frequently with the upper portion of the left suprarenal gland.


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