Meanings
nounsplenic artery (plural splenic arteries)
plural splenic arteries
- anatomyThe branch of the celiac artery that supplies blood to the spleen and sends branches also to the pancreas and the cardiac end of the stomach.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen
Similar
lienal arteryarteria lienalis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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