ligamentum venosum


lig·a·men·tum ve·no·'sum

[TA] a thin fibrous cord, lying in the fissure of the ligamentum venosum, the remains of the ductus venosus of the fetus. Synonym(s): Arantius ligament, ligamentum ductus venosi, venous ligament

Arantius,

(Aranzio), Giulio C., Italian anatomist and physician, 1530-1589. Arantius ligament - a thin fibrous cord, lying in the fissure of the ligamentum venosum; the remains of the ductus venosus of the fetus. Synonym(s): ligamentum venosumArantius nodule - a nodule at the center of the free border of each semilunar valve at the beginning of the pulmonary artery and aorta.Synonym(s): corpus arantii; nodule of semilunar valveArantius ventricle - inferior part of the rhomboid fossa. Synonym(s): calamus scriptoriuscorpus arantii - Synonym(s): Arantius noduleductus venosus arantii - rarely used term for ductus venosus.