HyperDic: mesenteric_artery

English > 1 sense of the expression mesenteric artery:
NOUNbodymesenteric artery, arteria mesentericaone of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines
English > mesenteric artery: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningOne of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines.
Synonymarteria mesenterica
Narrowerinferior mesenteric arteryArises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the large intestine
superior mesenteric arteryoriginates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colon
Broaderartery, arteria, arterial blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
Spanisharteria mesentérica
Catalanartèria mesentèrica

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