The shape of these veins and their arrangement around the umbilicus is said to resemble the snake-like hair of the mythological Greek Monster, Medusa.
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Caput Medusa is a clinical sign that is recognized by the physician by the characteristic appearance of distended veins emanating from the umbilicus of the patient.
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