VASA BREVIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach

Synonyms:

arteria gastrica breves; short gastric artery; vasa brevis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("vasa brevis" is a kind of...):

arteria gastrica; gastric artery (the arteries that supply the walls of the stomach)

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