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ileocolic artery

DEFINITIONS OF: ileocolic artery

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n an artery that originates from the superior mesenteric artery and supplies the terminal part of the ileum and the cecum and the vermiform appendix and the ascending colon

Synonyms:
arteria ileocolica
Type of:
arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery
a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
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