noun
an artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and ureters (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑arteria renalis
• Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel
• Part Holonyms: ↑kidney
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noun : any of the branches of the abdominal aorta that supply the kidneys being in man one to each kidney, arising immediately below the origin of the superior mesenteric artery, dividing into four or five branches which enter the hilum of the kidney, and giving off smaller branches to the ureter, adrenal gland, and adjoining structures
Useful english dictionary. 2012.