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Noun: celiac artery
  1. An artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery
    "The CT scan revealed an aneurysm in the celiac artery";
    - celiac trunk, truncus celiacus, arteria celiaca

Derived forms: celiac arteries

Type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery

Encyclopedia: Celiac artery