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Noun: inferior mesenteric artery
  1. Arises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the large intestine
    "The inferior mesenteric artery was ligated during the sigmoid colon resection"

Derived forms: inferior mesenteric arteries

Type of: arteria mesenterica, mesenteric artery

Encyclopedia: Inferior mesenteric artery