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LEFT GASTRIC ARTERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does left gastric artery mean?
• LEFT GASTRIC ARTERY (noun)
The noun LEFT GASTRIC ARTERY 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: LEFT GASTRIC ARTERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
arteria gastrica sinistra; left gastric artery
Hypernyms ("left gastric artery" is a kind of...):
arteria gastrica; gastric artery (the arteries that supply the walls of the stomach)
Context examples
A lymph node along the left gastric artery or greater omentum.
(Gastric Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)
It has three major branches, left gastric artery, common hepatic artery, and splenic artery.
(Celiac Artery, NCI Thesaurus)
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