one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare. Origin of Texas longhorn Expand. 1905-1910.
How does a mediport work? A port consists of a reservoir compartment (the portal) that has a silicone bubble for needle insertion (the septum), with an attached plastic tube (the catheter). The device is surgically inserted under the skin in the upper chest or in the arm and appears as a bump under the skin.
The final location of the stomach is variable owing in part to its two-point fixation at the. gastroesophageal and gastroduodenal junctions, allowing for considerable mobility. The. gastroesophageal junction generally lies to the left of the 10th thoracic vertebral body, 1 to 2 cm. below the diaphragmatic hiatus.