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左胃動脈 (さいどうみゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

左ひだり胃い動どう脈みゃく

also: ひだりいどうみゃく

Meanings

1

noun

left gastric artery

anatomy

Anatomical term for the artery supplying the stomach's lesser curvature.

左さ胃い動どう脈みゃくは腹ふく腔こう動どう脈みゃくから分ぶん岐きする。
The left gastric artery branches off from the celiac artery.

Written forms

左胃動脈
- さいどうみゃく
  Standard kanji form for this anatomical term.
- ひだりいどうみゃく
  Alternate reading; less common in medical contexts.
ひだりいどうみゃく

Kanji

左left
胃

stomach, paunch, crop

動move, motion, change

脈vein, pulse, hope

Etymology

Compound of 左 (left), 胃 (stomach), and 動脈 (artery).