Medical Dictionary
gastric artery
noun
Medical Definition of GASTRIC ARTERY
1
: a branch of the celiac artery that passes to the cardiac end of the stomach and along the lesser curvature—called also left gastric artery; see right gastric artery
2
: any of several branches of the splenic artery distributed to the greater curvature of the stomach
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