Suprarenal artery
suprarenal artery n.
An artery with origin in the renal artery, with distribution to an adrenal gland; inferior suprarenal artery.
An artery with origin in the aorta, with distribution to an adrenal gland, and with anastomoses to the superior and inferior suprarenal arteries; middle suprarenal artery.
An artery with origin in the inferior phrenic artery, with distribution to an adrenal gland; superior suprarenal artery.
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