- rectal artery
- nounone of the arteries supplying the rectal area• Syn: ↑arteria rectalis• Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel• Part Holonyms: ↑rectum
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rectal artery
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rectal artery — n any of three arteries supplying esp. the rectum: a) one arising from the internal pudendal artery and supplying the lower part of the rectum and the perineal region called also inferior hemorrhoidal artery, inferior rectal artery b) one arising … Medical dictionary
Middle rectal artery — Artery: Middle rectal artery The blood vessels of the rectum and anus, showing the distribution and anastomosis on the posterior surface near the termination of the gut. (Labeled as hemorrhoidal artery.) … Wikipedia
Superior rectal artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria rectalis superior GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 610 Caption = Sigmoid colon and rectum, showing distribution of branches of inferior mesenteric artery and their anastomoses. (Superior hemorrhoidal… … Wikipedia
Inferior rectal artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria rectalis inferior, arteria hæmorrhoidalis inferior GraySubject = 155 GrayPage = 619 Caption = The inferior rectal arteries(unlabeled) surround the anus. Caption2 = The bloodvessels of the rectum and… … Wikipedia
inferior rectal artery — n RECTAL ARTERY (a) … Medical dictionary
middle rectal artery — n RECTAL ARTERY (b) … Medical dictionary
superior rectal artery — n RECTAL ARTERY (c) … Medical dictionary
rectal artery inferior — arteria rectalis inferior … Medical dictionary
rectal artery middle — arteria rectalis media … Medical dictionary
rectal artery superior — arteria rectalis superior … Medical dictionary
