Anatomy
mesenteric artery
Subclass of:
Arteries
Definitions related to mesenteric arteries:
  • (mesenteric artery) One of the arteries of the abdomen; in general it arises from the abdominal aorta and supplies blood mainly to the intestines.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (mesenteric artery) A branch of the abdominal aorta that supplies blood to the intestines.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (mesenteric artery) Arteries which arise from abdominal aorta and supply most of the intestines.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Arteries which arise from the abdominal aorta and distribute to most of the intestines.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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