Definition

1. Noun:
   • The arteries that supply the walls of the stomach: A "gastric artery" is a blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood to the tissues of the stomach.

Usage

• The term "gastric artery" is a specific anatomical term. It is typically used in medical, biological, or health-related contexts to describe the vascular supply to the stomach.
• It is often modified to specify a particular branch, such as the "left gastric artery" or "right gastric artery."

Examples

• Noun:
  • The surgeon carefully ligated the left gastric artery during the procedure.
  • A blockage in a gastric artery can lead to serious stomach tissue damage.

Advanced Usage

• "Common hepatic artery": While not a gastric artery itself, this major artery gives rise to the right gastric artery, demonstrating how these vessels are part of a larger network.
• "Arteria gastrica": This is the Latin equivalent term used in formal anatomical nomenclature.

Variants and Related Words

• Left gastric artery (n): The branch that supplies blood to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the lower esophagus.
• Right gastric artery (n): The branch that supplies blood along the lesser curvature of the stomach, often arising from the hepatic artery.
• Gastroepiploic artery (n): An artery that supplies the greater curvature of the stomach; related but distinct from the gastric arteries proper.
• Gastric (adj): Pertaining to the stomach (e.g., gastric juice, gastric ulcer).

Synonyms

• Arteria gastrica: The formal Latin term.
• Stomach artery: A less common, descriptive synonym.

Noun

1. the arteries that supply the walls of the stomach