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superior mesenteric arteries

superior mesenteric arteries is the plural of superior mesenteric artery.

Meaning of superior mesenteric artery

Noun

superior mesenteric artery (plural superior mesenteric arteries)

  1. A large unpaired artery that arises from the abdominal aorta just below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra, and supplies the intestine from the distal half of the duodenum through two-thirds of the transverse colon, as well as the head of the pancreas.
    Synonyms:
    SMA

Questions about superior mesenteric arteries

What is superior mesenteric arteries the plural of?
Superior mesenteric arteries is the plural of superior mesenteric artery.

Words near superior mesenteric arteries in the dictionary

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