ARTERIA ILEOCOLICA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An artery that originates from the superior mesenteric artery and supplies the terminal part of the ileum and the cecum and the vermiform appendix and the ascending colon

Synonyms:

arteria ileocolica; ileocolic artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("arteria ileocolica" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

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