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appendicular artery

appendicular artery

7.5
A small blood vessel that carries blood to the appendix
  • noun
  • /əˈpɛndɪkjələr ˈɑrteri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria apendicular
  • During the surgery, the appendicular artery was carefully identified and ligated.

Examples

  • A blockage in the appendicular artery can lead to appendiceal ischemia.

  • The appendicular artery branches off from the ileocolic artery to supply the appendix.

  • The appendicular artery supplies blood to the appendix.

  • Doctors study the appendicular arteries during surgery.

  • The surgeon carefully located the appendicular artery before performing the appendectomy.

  • An injury to the appendicular artery can lead to complications in appendix surgeries.

  • Doctors monitored blood flow through the appendicular artery during the procedure.

Synonyms

arteria appendicularis
vsappendicular artery
  • Specialized
9.9

A small artery that brings blood to the appendix

is the English anatomical name for the same artery

Surface Forms

appendicular artery singular
appendicular arteries plural

Morphology

appendicular + artery

The overall meaning (‘artery supplying the vermiform appendix’) is a specialized anatomical sense that is not transparently built from the given constituents as presented. A B1 learner who knows 'appendicular' only as 'concerning the limbs' and 'artery' would not infer a link to the appendix; the term relies on technical/Latin morphology and domain knowledge, making the sense unpredictable from the parts.

Etymology

The noun appendicular artery combines appendicular, meaning 'about the appendix', and artery, meaning 'a blood vessel'. Imagine a thin blood 'road' running to the small pouch called the appendix, so the name simply means the artery that 'supplies blood' to the appendix.