For the ligament of the hip, see Ligamentum teres femoris.

In anatomy, the ligamentum teres, also round ligament of the liver and teres ligament (if in the context of the liver), is the remnant of the umbilical vein.

The superior surface of the liver is attached to the diaphragm and anterior abdominal wall by a triangular or falciform fold of peritoneum, the falciform ligament. The ligamentum teres is in the free margin of falciform ligament.

It inserts around the umbilicus and is an important landmark of the inner surface of the anterior abdominal wall. Its embryologic origin is the left umbilical vein.

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Ligaments | Hepatology