ILEAL ARTERY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum

Synonyms:

arteria ileum; ileal artery; intestinal artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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

small intestine (the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed)

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