| NOUN | body | arteria mesenterica, mesenteric artery | one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines |
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| Meaning | One of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines. | |
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| Synonym | mesenteric artery | |
| Narrower | inferior mesenteric artery | Arises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the large intestine |
| superior mesenteric artery | originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colon | |
| Broader | artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body |
| Spanish | arteria mesentérica | |
| Catalan | artèria mesentèrica | |
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