See Also: porta lienis(medicine)
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phoney war (oh) and porta lienis (medicine)


phoney war (oh)



n [singular]
a period during which a state of war officially exists but there is no actual fighting

porta lienis (medicine)


porta lienis -->
hilum of spleen


A fissure on the gastric surface of the spleen, giving passage to the splenic vessels and nerves.

Synonym: hilum splenicum, hilum lienis, porta lienis.