ARTERIA ILEUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria ileum mean? 

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

1. branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIA ILEUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria ileum; ileal artery; intestinal artery

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

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

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

small intestine (the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed)