Cantlie line
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Descrbied by Scottish physician James Cantlie (1851–1926).
Noun[edit]
- (anatomy) An imaginary line, extending from the left side of the inferior vena cava to the middle of the gallbladder, which divides the liver into two planes and is used when performing a hepatectomy.