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DictionarySeearterymiddle colic artery
mid·dle col·ic ar·ter·y [TA] origin, superior mesenteric; distribution, transverse colon; anastomoses, right and left colic. Synonym(s): arteria colica media [TA]mid·dle col·ic ar·te·ry (mid'ĕl kol'ik ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, superior mesenteric; distribution, transverse colon; anastomoses, right and left colic. middle colic arteryAn upper branch of the superior mesenteric artery; it runs to the right, it supplies blood to the transverse colon, and it anastomoses with the right colic artery and with branches of the left colic artery.See also: artery |