mesenteric artery

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mesenteric artery [¦mez·ən¦ter·ik ′ärd·ə·rē]

(anatomy)

Either of two main arterial branches arising from the abdominal aorta: the inferior, supplying the descending colon and the rectum, and the superior, supplying the small intestine, the cecum, and the ascending and transverse colon.

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