noun
the arteries that supply the walls of the stomach
• Syn: ↑arteria gastrica
• Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel
• Hyponyms:
↑right gastric artery, ↑ateria gastrica dextra, ↑left gastric artery, ↑arteria gastrica sinistra, ↑short gastric artery, ↑arteria gastrica breves, ↑vasa brevis
• Part Holonyms: ↑stomach, ↑tummy, ↑tum, ↑breadbasket
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noun1. : a branch of the coeliac artery that passes to the cardiac end of the stomach and along the lesser curvature
2. : any of several branches of the splenic artery distributed to the greater curvature of the stomach
Useful english dictionary. 2012.