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Celiac artery — Artery: Cantelmi[citation needed] artery The celiac artery and its branches. (Celiac artery visibile at center.) … Wikipedia
celiac artery — noun an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑celiac trunk, ↑truncus celiacus, ↑arteria celiaca •… … Useful english dictionary
celiac artery compression syndrome — celiac axis compression syndrome compression of the celiac axis or trunk by crura of the diaphragm, which can interfere with the blood supply to the liver and spleen, resulting in intermittent postprandial pain in the upper abdomen … Medical dictionary
celiac plexus — n a nerve plexus that is situated in the abdomen behind the stomach and in front of the aorta and the crura of the diaphragm, surrounds the celiac artery and the root of the superior mesenteric artery, contains several ganglia of which the most… … Medical dictionary
Celiac — (or coeliac in British English) may refer to: Coeliac disease Celiac artery Celiac lymph nodes Celiac plexus This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
celiac ganglion — n either of a pair of collateral sympathetic ganglia that are the largest of the autonomic nervous system and lie one on each side of the celiac artery near the adrenal gland on the same side … Medical dictionary
celiac trunk — noun an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery • Syn: ↑celiac artery, ↑truncus celiacus, ↑arteria celiaca • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
Celiac lymph nodes — Lymph: Celiac lymph nodes Lymphatics of stomach, etc … Wikipedia
Artery of Adamkiewicz — Artery: Artery of Adamkiewicz Latin rami spinales arteriae vertebralis Supplies lumbar enlargement of lower spinal cord[1] Source abdominal aorta, vertebral artery … Wikipedia
Artery to the ductus deferens — Artery: Artery to the ductus deferens The scrotum. The penis has been turned upward, and the anterior wall of the scrotum has been removed. (Deferential artery labeled at center right.) Latin arteria ductus deferentis … Wikipedia
