ileocolic artery
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Related to ileocolic artery: arteria ileocolica, Middle colic artery, Right colic artery, cecal artery, colic branch of ileocolic artery
ileocolic artery
[¦il·ē·ō′käl·ik ′ärd·ə·rē] (anatomy)
A branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies blood to the terminal part of the ileum and the beginning of the colon.
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