rectal artery

rectal artery
rectal artery n any of three arteries supplying esp. the rectum:
a) one arising from the internal pudendal artery and supplying the lower part of the rectum and the perineal region called also inferior hemorrhoidal artery, inferior rectal artery
b) one arising from the internal iliac artery and supplying the middle part of the rectum called also middle hemorrhoidal artery, middle rectal artery
c) one that is a continuation of the inferior mesenteric artery and that supplies the upper part of the rectum called also superior hemorrhoidal artery, superior rectal artery

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