RENAL ARTERY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and ureters

Synonyms:

arteria renalis; renal artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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

kidney (either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine)

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