Anatomy
hepatic artery
he·pat·ic ar·ter·y [ hi-pat-ik ahr-tuh-ree ]
Subclass of:
Arteries
Definitions related to hepatic artery:
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A branch of the celiac artery that distributes to the stomach, pancreas, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, and greater omentum.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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An artery arising from the celiac trunk that supplies the liver and branches to form the cystic, gastro-duodenalis and pyloric arteries.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The major blood vessel that carries blood to the liver.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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