superior mesenteric artery

Other forms: superior mesenteric arteries

Definitions of superior mesenteric artery
  1. noun
    originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colon
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    type of:
    arteria mesenterica, mesenteric artery
    one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines
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