EPIGASTRIC ARTERY
\ˌɛpɪɡˈastɹɪk ˈɑːtəɹi], \ˌɛpɪɡˈastɹɪk ˈɑːtəɹi], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_ɡ_ˈa_s_t_ɹ_ɪ_k ˈɑː_t_ə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of EPIGASTRIC ARTERY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Inferior and external epigastric arteries arise from external iliac; superficial from femoral; superior from internal thoracic. They supply the abdominal muscles, diaphragm, iliac region, and groin. The inferior epigastric artery is used in coronary artery bypass grafting and myocardial revascularization.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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It arises from the external iliac, on a level with the crural arch; sometimes by a trunk proper to it, at others by one common to it and the Obturator artery. It ascends upwards and inwards, behind the spermatic cord, follows the outer edge of the rectus alidominis muscle, and anastomoses, towards the umbilicus, with the internal mammary. The epigastric artery anastomoses, also, with the obturator, spermatic, lumbar, and intercostal vessels.
By Robley Dunglison