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    INTESTINAL ARTERY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileumplay

    Synonyms:

    arteria ileum; ileal artery; intestinal artery

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("intestinal artery" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("intestinal artery" is a part of...):

    small intestine (the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    An artery that is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the jejunumplay

    Synonyms:

    intestinal artery; jejunal artery

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("intestinal artery" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("intestinal artery" is a part of...):

    small intestine (the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed)

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