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    ARTERIA MESENTERICA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    One of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestinesplay

    Synonyms:

    arteria mesenterica; mesenteric artery

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    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("arteria mesenterica" is a kind of...):

    arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arteria mesenterica"):

    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)

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