[1760–70; ‹ L falci- (s. of falx) sickle + -form]This word is first recorded in the period 1760–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: broadcast, genre, icing, letdown, right of way-form is a combining form meaning “having the form of”. Other words that use the affix-form include: arcform, iodoform, somatoform, terraform, uniform
Examples of 'falciform' in a sentence
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Exploratory laparotomy revealed a necrotic mass of the falciform ligament.
Ziya Taner Ozkececı, Mustafa Ozsoy, Bahadır Celep, Ahmet Bal, Coskun Polat 2014, 'A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen: An Isolated Falciform Ligament Necrosis', Case Reports in Emergency Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/570751. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The resection line was distant from the falciform ligament and was carefully decided.
Fumihiro Terasaki, Yusuke Yamamoto, Katsuhisa Ohgi, Teiichi Sugiura, Yukiyasu Okamura,Takaaki Ito, Ryo Ashida, Katsuhiko Uesaka 2019, 'Laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy for a patient with right-sided ligamentumteres', Surgical Case Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0601-1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Adipose tissue was collected from the caudal scapular region and falciform fat ligament.
Meghan eSullivan, Wanda J Gordon-Evans, Lisa Page eFredericks, Kristina eKiefer, MichaeleConzemius, Dominique J Griffon 2016, 'Comparison of mesenchymal stem cell surface markers from bone marrow aspirates andadipose stromal vascular fraction sites', Frontiers in Veterinary Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fvets.2015.00082/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
No other pathology responsible for falciform ligament necrosis was found.
Ziya Taner Ozkececı, Mustafa Ozsoy, Bahadır Celep, Ahmet Bal, Coskun Polat 2014, 'A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen: An Isolated Falciform Ligament Necrosis', Case Reports in Emergency Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/570751. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
On arrival, his abdomen was exquisitely tender along the course of the falciform ligament.
Warren Leigh R, Chandrasegaram Manju D, Madigan Daniel J, Dolan Paul M, Neo Eu L,Worthley Christopher S 2012, 'Falciform ligament abscess from left sided portal pyaemia following malignant obstructivecholangitis', World Journal of Surgical Oncologyhttp://www.wjso.com/content/10/1/278. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Failure of the peritoneum to fuse with the umbilical vein can lead to nonfixation of the falciform ligament.
Caroline Maloney, Meade Barlow, Samuel Z. Soffer 2016, 'Nonfixation of the falciform ligament discovered during laparoscopic pyloromyotomyin a 3-week-old infant: A potential cause of intestinal obstruction', Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661630029X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The operative findings revealed complete agenesis of the liver to the left of the falciform ligament.
Katsunori Matsushita, Kunihito Gotoh, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yoshihumi Iwagami, DaisakuYamada, Tadafumi Asaoka, Takehiro Noda, Hiroshi Wada, Koichi Kawamoto, Yuichiro Doki,Masaki Mori 2017, 'Agenesis of the left hepatic lobe undergoing laparoscopic hepatectomy for hepatocellularcarcinoma: a case report', Surgical Case Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0325-z. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Laparoscopic exploration showed that it was a cystic mass of the falciform ligament and it was resected laparoscopically.
Abbas T, Ismail A, Amir E 2011, 'Cystic lymphatic malformation of the falciform ligament: a rare cause of abdominalmass', Open Access Surgeryhttp://www.dovepress.com/cystic-lymphatic-malformation-of-the-falciform-ligament-a-rare-cause-o-a8335. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Only 2 (3.27%) infants showed falciform fold over macula and 1 (1.63%) infant was blind due to retinal detachment.
Anubhav Goyal, A Giridhar, Mahesh Gopalakrishnan 2017, 'Real-world scenario of retinopathy of prematurity in Kerala', Kerala Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.kjophthal.com/article.asp?issn=0976-6677;year=2017;volume=29;issue=1;spage=30;epage=34;aulast=Goyal. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Imaging studies demonstrated intra-abdominal reactionary fluid along with a heterogeneous mass localized in the falciform ligament.
Ziya Taner Ozkececı, Mustafa Ozsoy, Bahadır Celep, Ahmet Bal, Coskun Polat 2014, 'A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen: An Isolated Falciform Ligament Necrosis', Case Reports in Emergency Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/570751. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)