splenic artery

collocation in English

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splenic
adjective
uk
/ˈspliː.nɪk/us
/ˈspliː.nɪk/
relating to the spleen (= an organ near the stomach that produces and cleans the ...
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artery
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɑː.tər.i/us
/ˈɑːr.t̬ɚ.i/
one of the thick tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of ...
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(Definition ofsplenicandarteryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Examples of an end artery include thesplenicarterythat supplies the spleen and the renal artery that supplies the kidneys.
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It is the point of attachment for the gastrosplenic ligament, and the point of insertion for thesplenicarteryand splenic vein.
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The left gastroepiploic artery is the largest branch of thesplenicartery, which is a branch of the celiac trunk.
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Pseudoaneurysms are complications of pancreatitis where a pseudocyst is formed, with one wall abutting an artery, usually thesplenicartery.
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Examples of distributing arteries include the radial artery and thesplenicartery.
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Any factor that directly compromises thesplenicarterycan cause infarction.
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Unlike the gastroepiploics and the left and right gastric arteries, the short gastric arteries have poor anastomoses if thesplenicarteryis blocked.
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Splenic infarction occurs when thesplenicarteryor one of its branches are occluded, for example by a blood clot.
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Hemosuccus pancreaticus is associated with pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer and aneurysms of thesplenicartery.
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It joins with the superior mesenteric vein, to form the hepatic portal vein and follows a course superior to the pancreas, alongside of the similarly named artery, thesplenicartery.
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It runs from right to left along the greater curvature of the stomach, between the layers of the greater omentum, anastomosing with the left gastroepiploic branch of thesplenicartery.
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It is caused by a bleeding source in the pancreas, pancreatic duct, or structures adjacent to the pancreas, such as thesplenicartery, that bleed into the pancreatic duct.
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