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arteria gastrica

arteria gastrica

6.8
A blood vessel that carries blood to the stomach wall
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria gástrica
  • During the surgery, the arteria gastrica was carefully preserved to maintain blood flow to the stomach.

Examples

  • The left arteria gastrica is a branch of the celiac artery.

  • Damage to the arteria gastrica can lead to gastric ischemia.

  • The arteria gastrica plays a vital role in digestion.

  • Surgeons often check the arteriae gastricae during stomach operations.

  • Damage to the arteria gastrica can lead to gastric ischemia.

  • During the surgery, the arteria gastrica was carefully preserved to maintain blood flow to the stomach.

  • The arteria gastrica supplies essential blood to the stomach walls, supporting its functions.

Synonyms

gastric artery
vsarteria gastrica
  • Specialized
5.2

A blood vessel that carries blood to the stomach

is the Latin anatomical name for the same artery

Surface Forms

arteria gastrica singular
arteriae gastricae plural

Morphology

arteria + gastrica

The phrase is a straightforward composition of ‘arteria’ (artery) and ‘gastrica’ (gastric / related to the stomach), so its meaning — an artery supplying the stomach — is directly derivable from the constituents. Medical/Latin roots like these are cross-linguistically transparent and follow regular formation patterns, so a learner who knows the parts can infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Arteria gastrica comes from Latin words: arteria meaning 'artery' and gastrica meaning 'of the stomach'. Think of it like a small river or pipe that brings blood to the stomach wall, so the term means 'a blood vessel that gives blood to the walls of the stomach'.