Noun: ileocolic artery
- An artery that originates from the superior mesenteric artery and supplies the terminal part of the ileum and the caecum and the vermiform appendix and the ascending colon
"The ileocolic artery was carefully dissected during the right hemicolectomy";
- arteria ileocolica
Derived forms: ileocolic arteries
Type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery
Encyclopedia: Ileocolic artery