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NUTRIENT ARTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long bone
Synonyms:
arteria nutricia; nutrient artery
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Hypernyms ("nutrient artery" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)