Duodenal impression of liver
Impressio duodenalis hepatis
- Related terms: Duodenal impression
Definition
The duodenal impression of liver is located medial to the renal impression. It is a third and slightly marked impression, lying between it and the neck of the gall-bladder caused by the descending portion of the duodenum.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
