mesenteric artery — n either of two arteries arising from the aorta and passing between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestine: a) one that arises just above the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta into the common iliac arteries and supplies the left half… … Medical dictionary
Superior mesenteric artery — Artery: Superior mesenteric artery Frontal view of the superior mesenteric artery and its branches. The large vessel (blue) beside the SMA is the superior mesenteric vein. A considerable number of different branching patterns exist … Wikipedia
Inferior mesenteric artery — Artery: Inferior mesenteric artery Sigmoid colon and rectum, showing distribution of branches of inferior mesenteric artery and their anastomoses. (Inferior mesenteric artery labeled at center.) … Wikipedia
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = SMA Syndrome Caption = Abdominal and pelvic CT scan showing duodenal compression (black arrow) by the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a rare, life threatening … Wikipedia
inferior mesenteric artery — n MESENTERIC ARTERY (a) … Medical dictionary
superior mesenteric artery — n MESENTERIC ARTERY (b) … Medical dictionary
superior mesenteric artery syndrome — compression of the third, or transverse, portion of the duodenum against the aorta by the superior mesenteric artery, resulting in complete or partial obstruction that may be chronic, intermittent, or acute; symptoms range from mild to severe,… … Medical dictionary
inferior mesenteric artery — noun arises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the large intestine • Hypernyms: ↑mesenteric artery, ↑arteria mesenterica … Useful english dictionary
superior mesenteric artery — noun originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colon • Hypernyms: ↑mesenteric artery, ↑arteria mesenterica … Useful english dictionary
mesenteric artery inferior — arteria mesenterica inferior … Medical dictionary
