"inferior mesenteric artery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inferior mesenteric arteries [plural]
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  1. (anatomy) The third major branch of the abdominal aorta, supplying the distal one-third of the transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and the proximal part of the rectum, i.e. the organs of the hindgut. Wikipedia link: inferior mesenteric artery Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: IMA [abbreviation] Related terms: celiac artery, superior mesenteric artery
    Sense id: en-inferior_mesenteric_artery-en-noun-KxKhCmPv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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