Gastroepiploic artery

Gastroepiploic artery

Gastroepiploic artery is the name of two different arteries serving the stomach and greater omentum:
* Left gastro-omental artery, a branch of the splenic artery
* Right gastro-omental artery, a branch of the gastroduodenal artery


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  • gastroepiploic artery — gas·tro·ep·i·plo·ic artery .ep ə plō ik n either of two arteries forming an anastomosis along the greater curvature of the stomach: a) one that is larger, arises as one of the two terminal branches of the gastroduodenal artery, and passes from… …   Medical dictionary

  • gastroepiploic artery — |ga(ˌ)strō+... noun Etymology: gastr + epiploic : either of two arteries forming an anastomosis along the greater curvature of the stomach, the right being derived from the gastroduodenal artery and the left from the splenic artery …   Useful english dictionary

  • left gastroepiploic artery — n GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY (b) …   Medical dictionary

  • right gastroepiploic artery — n GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY (a) …   Medical dictionary

  • gastroepiploic artery left — arteria gastroomentalis sinistra …   Medical dictionary

  • gastroepiploic artery right — arteria gastroomentalis dextra …   Medical dictionary

  • Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… …   Medical dictionary

  • Left gastro-omental artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria gastroomentalis sinistra, arteria gastroepiploica sinistra GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 606 Caption = The celiac artery and its branches; the liver has been raised, and the lesser omentum and… …   Wikipedia

  • Right gastro-omental artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria gastro omentalis dextra, arteria gastroepiploica dextra GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 604 Caption = The celiac artery and its branches; the liver has been raised, and the lesser omentum and anterior… …   Wikipedia

  • Splenic artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria splenica, arteria lienalis GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 605 | Caption = The visceral surface of the spleen. Caption2 = Branches of the celiac artery. ( Lienal artery is an old term for splenic artery …   Wikipedia

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