pancreatic artery

noun

A portion of the splenic artery consisting of several smaller vessels and branches.

Similar
arteria pancreatica

Meanings

nounpancreatic artery (plural pancreatic arteries)

plural pancreatic arteries

  1. anatomyA portion of the splenic artery consisting of several smaller vessels and branches.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas

Similar
arteria pancreatica
Broader
arteryarteriaarterial blood vessel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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