inferior mesenteric artery (English, noun)
expansion: inferior mesenteric artery (plural inferior mesenteric arteries)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: The third major branch of the abdominal aorta, supplying the distal one-third of the transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and the proximal part of the rectum, i.e. the organs of the hindgut.
Forms:
form: inferior mesenteric arteries
tags: plural