Gastrophrenic

Gastrophrenic
Gastrophrenic Gas`tro*phren"ic, a. [Gastro- + -phrenic.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm; as, the gastrophrenic ligament. [1913 Webster]

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