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li·eno·re·nal ligament | \ ˌlī-ə-nō-ˈrēn-ᵊl- 
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\Medical Definition of lienorenal ligament
: a mesenteric fold passing from the spleen to the left kidney and affording support to the splenic artery and vein
— called also phrenicolienal ligament
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