Definition

Noun: * Epigastric artery: One of the arteries that supplies blood to the anterior (front) walls of the abdomen. It is part of the network of blood vessels in the abdominal region.

Usage

The term arteria epigastrica is a specific anatomical term. It is used in medical, biological, and anatomical contexts to precisely identify this blood vessel. * The surgeon carefully avoided the arteria epigastrica during the abdominal procedure. * A blockage in the arteria epigastrica can cause pain in the anterior abdominal wall.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in its anglicized form, epigastric artery, in general medical communication. is the formal Latin term used in precise anatomical nomenclature.
• It is one of a pair of arteries, so it is common to refer to the right and left .

Variants and Related Words

• Epigastric artery: The direct English translation and more common term.
• Superior epigastric artery (): A specific branch that is a terminal branch of the internal thoracic artery.
• Inferior epigastric artery (): A specific branch that arises from the external iliac artery.

Synonyms

• Epigastric artery

Different Meanings

This term has a single, specific meaning in human anatomy and does not have other common definitions.

Noun

1. one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the abdomen