L. caput = head, and genitive of Medusa = one of the mythological Gorgons with hair of live snakes. The term is applied to dilated veins, which appear on the abdomen due to obstruction of the portal circulation.
L. caput = head, and genitive of Medusa = one of the mythological Gorgons with hair of live snakes. The term is applied to dilated veins, which appear on the abdomen due to obstruction of the portal circulation.