gastric artery

/ˌgæstrɪk ˌɑrdəri/

Other forms: gastric arteries

Definitions of gastric artery

1. noun

   the arteries that supply the walls of the stomach
   synonyms: arteria gastrica

   types:

   ateria gastrica dextra, right gastric artery

   a branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric portion of the stomach on the lesser curvature

   arteria gastrica sinistra, left gastric artery

   a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus

   arteria gastrica breves, short gastric artery, vasa brevis

   several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach

   type of:

   arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery

   a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body