ARTERIA HEPATICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria hepatica mean? 

• ARTERIA HEPATICA (noun)
  The noun ARTERIA HEPATICA has 1 sense:

1. arteries that supply the liver

  Familiarity information: ARTERIA HEPATICA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIA HEPATICA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arteries that supply the liver

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria hepatica; hepatic artery

Hypernyms ("arteria hepatica" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("arteria hepatica" is a part of...):

liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)