Term Name: | superficial epigastric artery |
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Definition: | An artery that arises from the femoral artery and supplies the abdominal wall. It distributes branches to the superficial subinguinal lymph glands, the superficial fascia, and the integument; it anastomoses with branches of the inferior epigastric, and with its fellow of the opposite side. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0034964] |