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arteria hepatica

arteria hepatica

7.1
A blood vessel that carries blood to the liver
  • noun
  • /ɑːrˈtɛriə hɪˈpætɪkə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria hepática
  • The surgeon identified the arteria hepatica before beginning the liver transplant procedure.

Examples

  • The arteria hepatica is crucial for liver function.

  • Damage to the arteria hepatica can lead to severe complications in hepatic blood flow.

  • An abnormal branching pattern of the arteria hepatica was noted during the operation.

  • Surgeons carefully examined the arteriae hepaticae during the operation.

  • The surgeon identified the arteria hepatica before beginning the liver transplant procedure.

  • Damage to the arteria hepatica can lead to severe complications in hepatic blood flow.

  • An abnormal branching pattern of the arteria hepatica was noted during the operation.

Synonyms

hepatic artery
vsarteria hepatica
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A blood vessel that carries blood to the liver

can mean one artery or several supplying blood to the liver

Surface Forms

arteria hepatica singular
arteriae hepaticae plural

Morphology

arteria + hepatica

This is a transparent medical compound built from recognizable roots: 'arteria' ~ artery and 'hepatica' ~ hepatic/liver-related, so a learner who knows both constituents can directly infer 'artery supplying the liver.' The Latin/medical formation and close cognates in many languages (and in English medical vocabulary) make the compositional meaning predictable rather than idiomatic.

Etymology

The medical term arteria hepatica comes from Latin words: arteria means 'artery' and hepatica means 'liver'. It names the blood vessel that carries blood to the liver, so it means 'an artery that supplies the liver'.