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(anatomy) A large unpaired artery that arises from the abdominal aorta just below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra, and supplies the intestine from the distal half of the duodenum through two-thirds of the transverse colon, as well as the head of the pancreas.

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superior mesenteric artery

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superior mesenteric artery

(anatomy) A large unpaired artery that arises from the abdominal aorta just below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra, and supplies the intestine from the distal half of the duodenum through two-thirds of the transverse colon, as well as the head of the pancreas.

Japanese Meaning

上腸間膜動脈：腹部大動脈から発生する大きな奇数の動脈で、腹腔動脈の直下、第一腰椎レベルあたりから起こり、十二指腸遠位部、横行結腸のおよそ2/3、および膵臓頭部に血液を供給する解剖学的構造

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During the surgery, the surgeon carefully avoided damaging the superior mesenteric artery to prevent ischemia of the small intestine.

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手術中、外科医は小腸の虚血を防ぐために、腹部大動脈から腹腔動脈のすぐ下（第1腰椎レベル）で分岐し、空腸・回腸から横行結腸の2/3までおよび膵頭部に血液を供給する大きな単独の動脈である上腸間膜動脈を損傷しないよう慎重に回避した。

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(anatomy) A large unpaired artery that arises from the abdominal aorta just below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra, and supplies the intestine from the distal half of the duodenum through two-thirds of the transverse colon, as well as the head of the pancreas.

superior mesenteric arteries

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