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Shelleyan (iou) and right crus of diaphragm (medicine)


Shelleyan (iou)



Shelleyan adjective & noun. M19.
[from Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) + -AN.]
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Shelley or his poetry, or the ideas expressed in his works. M19.
b. noun. A student or admirer of Shelley or his poetry. L19.
Shelley'ana noun pl. writings etc. connected with Shelley L19.
Shelleyism noun thought or action characteristic of Shelley E19.
Shelleyite noun = SHELLEYAN noun L19.

right crus of diaphragm (medicine)


right crus of diaphragm


The muscular origin of the diaphragm from the bodies of the upper three or four lumbar vertebrae that passes upward to the right of the aorta toward the central tendon; the oesophageal hiatus is a parting of the fibres of the right crus to allow passage of the oesophagus.

Synonym: crus dextrum diaphragmatis.