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inferior mesenteric artery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
in-fe-ri-or me-sen-ter-ic artery
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The third major branch of the abdominal aorta, supplying the distal one-third of the transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and the proximal part of the rectum, i.e. the organs of the hindgut.

Inflected Forms

inferior mesenteric arteries (plural)

Phrases

celiac artery superior mesenteric artery

Frequently Paired Words

celiac artery superior mesenteric artery

Synonyms

IMA

Questions

What does inferior mesenteric artery mean?
The third major branch of the abdominal aorta, supplying the distal one-third of the transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and the proximal part of the rectum, i.e. the organs of the hindgut.

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