noun
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
• Syn: ↑celiac trunk, ↑celiac artery, ↑truncus celiacus
• Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel
Useful english dictionary. 2012.