celiac artery
Noun 1. an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery (synonym) celiac trunk, truncus celiacus, arteria celiaca (hypernym) artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel | ||||
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celiac artery
celiac artery
n : an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery [syn: celiac trunk, truncus celiacus, arteria celiaca ]
celiac artery
n : an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery [syn: celiac trunk, truncus celiacus, arteria celiaca ]
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Celiac artery
The celiac artery, also known as the celiac trunk and also spelled as coeliac, is the first major branch of the abdominal aorta and branches from the aorta around the level of the T12 vertebra in humans. It is one of three anterior/ midline branches of the abdominal aorta (the others are the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries).
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