superior rectal vein — n RECTAL VEIN (c) … Medical dictionary
rectal vein — n any of three veins that receive blood from the rectal venous plexus: a) one draining the lower part of the rectal venous plexus and emptying into the internal pudendal vein called also inferior hemorrhoidal vein, inferior rectal vein b) one… … Medical dictionary
superior hemorrhoidal vein — n RECTAL VEIN (c) … Medical dictionary
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
rectal vein superior — vena rectalis superior … Medical dictionary
Rectal venous plexus — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus venosus rectalis, plexus haemorrhoidalis GraySubject = 173 GrayPage = 676 Caption = Scheme of the anastomosis of the veins of the rectum. Caption2 = The veins of the right half of the male pelvis.… … Wikipedia
superior — su|pe|ri|or1 [ su pıriər ] adjective ** 1. ) better than someone or something else in quality or skill: Toward the end of the game Agassi s superior strength began to show. Though technically superior, their system was never commercially… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
superior — I UK [sʊˈpɪərɪə(r)] / US [sʊˈpɪrɪər] adjective ** 1) better than someone or something else in quality or skill Towards the end of the game Agassi s superior strength began to show. Though technically superior, their system was never commercially… … English dictionary
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … 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
