infradiaphragmatic

infradiaphragmatic

English

Adjective

infradiaphragmatic (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Below the diaphragm.
   • 2003, David A. Nyberg, Diagnostic Imaging of Fetal Anomalies, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (→ISBN), page 488

     Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection is usually supradiaphragmatic, but when it is infradiaphragmatic the veins enter the inferior vena cava, forming the scimitar syndrome.

   • 2005, Jörg-Christian Tonn, Manfred Westphal, J. T. Rutka, S.A. Grossman, Neuro-Oncology of CNS Tumors, Springer Science & Business Media (→ISBN), page 509

     Infradiaphragmatic intra- and suprasellar craniopharyngioma: its starting point is intrasellar, and it develops to the suprasellar spaces in distending the diaphragma sellae, which commonly becomes inseparable from the tumor capsule.

   • 2010, Lena Specht, Joachim Yahalom, Radiotherapy for Hodgkin Lymphoma, Springer Science & Business Media (→ISBN), page 131

     The inverted Y field has traditionally been used to treat the infradiaphragmatic lymph node regions including the paraaortic nodes, spleen, pelvic nodes and inguinofemoral nodes.

   • 2014, Sriram Bhat M., Sriram Bhat M, SRB's Surgical Operations: Text & Atlas, JP Medical Ltd (→ISBN), page 210

     […] infradiaphragmatic aortic clamping is done just above the celiac plexus level; it is decided after laparotomy because of the torrential uncontrollable bleeding.