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TRUNCUS CELIACUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
arteria celiaca; celiac artery; celiac trunk; truncus celiacus
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Hypernyms ("truncus celiacus" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)