Hepatic artery

Hepatic artery
An artery that distributes blood to the liver, pancreas and gallbladder as well as to the stomach and duodenal portion of the small intestine.

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hepatic artery n the branch of the celiac artery that supplies the liver with arterial blood

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  • Hepatic artery proper — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria hepatica propria GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 603 Caption = The hepatic artery proper branches from the common hepatic artery. (Hepatic artery labeled near center, on path to liver at upper left.)… …   Wikipedia

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  • Common hepatic artery — Not to be confused with Hepatic artery proper. Artery: Common hepatic artery Branches of the celiac artery stomach in situ. (Hepatic artery is visible at upper left.) …   Wikipedia

  • hepatic artery common — arteria hepatica communis …   Medical dictionary

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  • Hepatic — He*pat ic, a. [L. hepaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? the liver; akin to L. jecur, Skr. yak?t: cf. F. h[ e]patique.] 1. Of or pertaining to the liver; as, hepatic artery; hepatic diseases. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling the liver in color or in form; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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