| AComA | anterior communicating artery |
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| ACx | anomalous circumflex [coronary artery] |
| ADA | adenosine deaminase; American Dental Association; American Dermatological Association; American Diab... |
| ALCA | anomalous left coronary artery |
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| mesenteric artery, inferior | The artery supplying nearly all the left half of the transverse colon, the whole of the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the greater part of the rectum. It is smaller than the superior mesenteric artery (mesenteric artery, superior) and arises from the aorta above its bifurcation into the common iliac arteries. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| mesenteric artery occlusion | Obstruction of arterial flow in the mesenteric circulation by an embolus or thrombus; usually refers to occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery, although atherosclerotic narrowing may involve all three major splanchnic branches (coeliac, superior, and inferior mesenteric). (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesenteric artery, superior | A large vessel supplying the whole length of the small intestine except the superior part of the duodenum. It also supplies the caecum and the ascending part of the colon and about half the transverse part of the colon. It arises from the anterior surface of the aorta below the coeliac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chief artery of thumb | <anatomy, artery> Origin, radial (deep palmar (arterial) arch); distribution, palmar surface and sides of thumb; anastomoses, arteries on dorsum of thumb. Synonym: arteria princeps pollicis, chief artery of thumb, princeps pollicis, principal artery of thumb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| great anastomotic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, brachial; distribution, arm muscles at back of elbow; anastomoses, anterior and posterior ulnar recurrent, superior ulnar collateral, profunda brachii, and recurrent interosseous, as part of the articular network of the elbow. Synonym: arteria collateralis ulnaris inferior, arteria anastomotica magna, great anastomotic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| greater palatine artery | <anatomy, artery> Anterior branch of descending palatine artery, supplying the gums and mucous membrane of the hard palate. Synonym: arteria palatina major. (05 Mar 2000) |
| great pancreatic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, splenic; distribution, tail of pancreas; anastomoses, inferior pancreatic artery and arteries of pancreatic tail. Synonym: arteria pancreatica magna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| great radicular artery | Largest of the medullary arteries which supply the spinal cord by anastomosing with the anterior (longitudinal) spinal artery; it arises from a lower intercostal or upper lumbar artery (on the left side about 65% of the time) supplying most of the blood to the lower two-thirds of the anterior spinal artery. See: medullary arteries of brain. Synonym: artery of Adamkiewicz, great anastomotic artery, great radicular artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| great superior pancreatic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, splenic; distribution, head and body of pancreas; anastomoses, superior pancreaticoduodenal. Synonym: arteria pancreatica dorsalis, great superior pancreatic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right branch of proper hepatic artery | <anatomy, artery> Right branch of proper hepatic artery; terminal branch of proper hepatic artery supplying right lobe of liver; branch: cystic artery. Synonym: ramus dexter arteriae hepaticae propriae, right branch of proper hepatic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right colic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, superior mesenteric, sometimes by a common trunk with the ileocolic; distribution, ascending colon; anastomoses, middle colic, ileocolic. Synonym: arteria colica dextra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right coronary artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, right aortic sinus; distribution, it passes around the right side of the heart in the coronary sulcus, giving branches to the right atrium and ventricle, including the atrioventricular branches and the posterior interventricular branch. Synonym: arteria coronaria dextra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right coronary artery branches | <radiology> Conus branch, branch to S-A node, acute marginal branches, branches to posterior left ventricle, branch to A-V node, posterior descending artery (patent ductus arteriosus, 90%), hence, right coronary a. Is usually dominant (12 Dec 1998) |
| right gastric artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, hepatic; distribution, pyloric portion of stomach on the lesser curvature; anastomoses, left gastric. Synonym: arteria gastrica dextra, pyloric artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right gastroepiploic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, gastroduodenal; distribution, greater curvature and walls of stomach and greater omentum; anastomoses, frequently unites with left gastroepiploic, and branches from this arch anastomose with branches of right and left gastric. Synonym: arteria gastro-omentalis dextra, arteria gastroepiploica dextra, right gastro-omental artery. (05 Mar 2000) |