EPIGASTRIC ARTERY


Meaning of EPIGASTRIC ARTERY in English

noun

: one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the abdomen, (1) one being a direct downward continuation of the internal mammary, (2) another arising from the external iliac near Poupart's ligament and ascending along the inner margin of the internal abdominal ring, and (3) a third arising from the femoral, passing through the saphenous opening in the fascia lata, and then ascending upon the lower part of the abdomen — called also respectively (1) superior epigastric artery, (2) inferior epigastric artery or deep epigastric artery, and (3) superficial epigastric artery

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