coeliac trunk

Origin, abdominal aorta just below diaphragm; branches, left gastric, common hepatic, splenic.

Synonym: truncus coeliacus, arteria coeliaca, coeliac artery, coeliac axis, Haller's tripod.

(05 Mar 2000)


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