HEPATIC ARTERY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arteries that supply the liver

Synonyms:

arteria hepatica; hepatic artery

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("hepatic artery" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("hepatic artery" is a part of...):

liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)

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