Noun: gastric artery
- The arteries that supply the walls of the stomach
"The gastrointestinal surgeon carefully avoided damaging the gastric arteries during the stomach surgery";
- arteria gastrica
Derived forms: gastric arteries
Type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery
Part of: breadbasket [informal], stomach, tum [informal], tummy [informal]
Encyclopedia: Gastric artery