Medical Dictionary

intestinal artery

noun

Medical Definition of INTESTINAL ARTERY

:  any of 12 to 15 arteries that arise from the superior mesenteric artery and divide repeatedly into interconnected branches which encircle and supply the jejunum and ileum

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