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short gastric artery

 

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Noun short gastric artery has 1 sense
  1. short gastric artery, arteria gastrica breves, vasa brevis - several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach
    --1 is a kind of gastric artery, arteria gastrica

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Term: Short Gastric Artery

Definition: The short gastric artery is a branch of the splenic artery that supplies blood to the upper part of the stomach.

Sample Sentences:

  1. The surgeon carefully ligated the short gastric artery during the gastric bypass surgery.
  2. Due to a blockage in the short gastric artery, blood flow to a section of the stomach was compromised.
  3. The short gastric artery functions to deliver oxygenated blood to the fundus of the stomach.
  4. In cases of gastrointestinal bleeding, the short gastric artery may need to be surgically cauterized.

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