English Explanatory Dictionary

Cantlie line

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Cantlie line Cantlie's line

Etymology

Described by Scottish physician James Cantlie (1851–1926).

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