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Noun: truncus celiacus
  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
    - celiac trunk, celiac artery, arteria celiaca

Type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery

Encyclopedia: Truncus celiacus