JEJUNAL ARTERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jejunal artery mean? 

• JEJUNAL ARTERY (noun)
  The noun JEJUNAL ARTERY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: JEJUNAL ARTERY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JEJUNAL 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 ("jejunal artery" is a kind of...):

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

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

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