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HEPATIC ARTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arteries that supply the liver
Synonyms:
arteria hepatica; hepatic artery
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hepatic artery" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
Holonyms ("hepatic artery" is a part of...):
liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)
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