INTESTINAL ARTERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intestinal artery mean? 

• INTESTINAL ARTERY (noun)
  The noun INTESTINAL ARTERY has 2 senses:

1. an artery that is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the jejunum

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

  Familiarity information: INTESTINAL ARTERY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTESTINAL ARTERY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An artery that is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the jejunum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

intestinal artery; jejunal artery

Hypernyms ("intestinal artery" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("intestinal artery" is a part of...):

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

Sense 2

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 ("intestinal artery" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("intestinal artery" is a part of...):

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