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mesenteric artery
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mesenteric artery - one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestinesarteria mesentericaarteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the bodyinferior mesenteric artery - arises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the large intestinesuperior mesenteric artery - originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colon |
mesenteric artery
mesenteric artery[¦mez·ən¦ter·ik ′ärd·ə·rē] (anatomy) Either of two main arterial branches arising from the abdominal aorta: the inferior, supplying the descending colon and the rectum, and the superior, supplying the small intestine, the cecum, and the ascending and transverse colon. mesenteric artery
mesenteric arteryThe superior or the inferior mesenteric artery. See also: arterymesenteric artery
Related to mesenteric artery: celiac artery, mesenteric artery syndrome, Mesenteric Artery DiseaseSynonyms for mesenteric arterynoun one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestinesSynonymsRelated Words- arteria
- arterial blood vessel
- artery
- inferior mesenteric artery
- superior mesenteric artery
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