TRUNCUS CELIACUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

arteria celiaca; celiac artery; celiac trunk; truncus celiacus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("truncus celiacus" is a kind of...):

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

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