| truncus celiacus 
 
 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
 • Syn:
 celiac trunk, celiac artery, arteria celiaca
 • Hypernyms:
 artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel
 
 
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