TRUNCUS CELIACUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does truncus celiacus mean? 

• TRUNCUS CELIACUS (noun)
  The noun TRUNCUS CELIACUS has 1 sense:

1. an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery

  Familiarity information: TRUNCUS CELIACUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRUNCUS CELIACUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria celiaca; celiac artery; celiac trunk; truncus celiacus

Hypernyms ("truncus celiacus" is a kind of...):

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