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ARTERIA LIENALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria lienalis mean?
• ARTERIA LIENALIS (noun)
The noun ARTERIA LIENALIS has 1 sense:
1. an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen
Familiarity information: ARTERIA LIENALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
arteria lienalis; lienal artery; splenic artery
Hypernyms ("arteria lienalis" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
Holonyms ("arteria lienalis" is a part of...):
lien; spleen (a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses)
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