RECTAL ARTERY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the arteries supplying the rectal area

Synonyms:

arteria rectalis; rectal artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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

rectum (the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus)

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