Suprarenal impression of liver
Impressio suprarenalis hepatis
- Related terms: Suprarenal impression
Definition
Close to the right of the groove for vena cava and immediately above the renal impression is a small triangular depressed area, the suprarenal impression, the greater part of which is devoid of peritoneum; it lodges the right suprarenal gland.
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/).
