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The choice of terms in this Dictionary is a purposeful mixture
which include not only the usual standard medical terms but
also pertinent scientific items, abbreviations, acronyms,
jargon, medical history etc all having to do with medicine
and the biomedical sciences, particularly anything of value
and of interest.
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INTESTINAL VESSELS
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This picture shows the blood supply to the small and large intestine. Narrowing of the superior mesentric artery (A) or its numerous branching intestinal arteries is the underlying cause of ishchemic bowel disease. The superior mesentric vein (B) is the main conduit for blood returning to the interior vena cava and ultimately the heart.
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