ARTERIA GASTRICA SINISTRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria gastrica sinistra mean? 

• ARTERIA GASTRICA SINISTRA (noun)
  The noun ARTERIA GASTRICA SINISTRA has 1 sense:

1. a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIA GASTRICA SINISTRA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria gastrica sinistra; left gastric artery

Hypernyms ("arteria gastrica sinistra" is a kind of...):

arteria gastrica; gastric artery (the arteries that supply the walls of the stomach)