prepancreatic artery
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Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
arteria — SYN: artery. SEE ALSO: branch. [L. from G. a., the windpipe, later an artery as distinct from a vein] a. acetabuli SYN: acetabular branch. arteriae alveolares superiores anteriores [TA] SYN: anterior superior alveolar arteries, under artery. a.… … Medical dictionary
arteria prepancreatica — [TA] prepancreatic artery: an arterial arch between the neck and uncinate process of the pancreas, formed by the right branch of the dorsal ramus of the splenic artery and a branch from the anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery … Medical dictionary
arteria splenica — [TA] splenic artery: origin, celiac trunk; branches, pancreatic and splenic branches, prepancreatic, left gastro omental, and short gastric arteries; distribution, spleen, pancreas, stomach, greater omentum. Called also a. lienalis [TA… … Medical dictionary
