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Noun: celiac trunk
  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 artery, truncus celiacus, arteria celiaca

Derived forms: celiac trunks

Type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery

Encyclopedia: Celiac trunk