Term Name: | superior epigastric artery |
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Synonyms: | a. epigastrica superior, superior epigastric, superior epigastric branch |
Definition: | An artery that arises from the internal thoracic arteryand anastomoses with the inferior epigastric artery at the umbilicus and supplies the anterior part of the abdominal wall and some of the diaphragm. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0007153] |