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ILEAL ARTERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ileal artery mean?
• ILEAL ARTERY (noun)
The noun ILEAL ARTERY has 1 sense:
1. branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum
Familiarity information: ILEAL ARTERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("ileal artery" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
Holonyms ("ileal artery" is a part of...):
small intestine (the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed)
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