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colic artery

colic artery

7.1
A blood vessel that carries blood to the large intestine
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒlɪk ˈɑːrtəri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria cólica
  • The surgeon carefully examined the colic artery during the operation to ensure proper blood flow to the colon.

Examples

  • Problems with the colic artery can lead to significant digestive issues and discomfort in patients.

  • By eight days, PI larvae have reached the cecal and ventral colic arteries.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In older horses, the cranial mesenteric and ileo-ceco-colic arteries are often encased in a large nodular mass.

    Academic text (2015)

  • During the dissection, we identified the colic artery, which supplies essential blood to the colon.

Synonyms

arteria colica
vscolic artery
  • Specialized
7.2

A blood vessel that carries blood to the large intestine

is the English common form with the same anatomical meaning

Surface Forms

colic artery singular
colic arteries plural

Morphology

colic + artery

The term is compositional: 'colic' (pertaining to the colon) combined with 'artery' (a blood vessel) yields the literal meaning 'artery supplying the colon.' This follows a regular medical noun–noun/compound pattern and would be inferable by a learner who knows both constituent meanings.

Etymology

Colic artery combines colic (from a word for the 'colon' or large intestine) and artery (a blood vessel), so it literally names a blood vessel that goes to the 'colon' and means 'an artery that supplies blood to that part'.