Definition of "lienal" [li•e•nal]

• Of or pertaining to the spleen. (adjective)

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• "One, the phrenicolienal ligament, is derived from the peritoneum, where the wall of the general peritoneal cavity comes into contact with the omental bursa between the left kidney and the spleen; the lienal vessels pass between its two layers (Fig. 1039)."
• "The other fold, the gastrolienal ligament, is also formed of two layers, derived from the general cavity and the omental respectively, where they meet between the spleen and stomach (Fig. 1039); the short gastric and left gastroepiploic branches of the lienal artery run between its two layers."
• "—The lienal artery is remarkable for its large size in proportion to the size of the organ, and also for its tortuous course."