proper hepatic artery; arteria hepatica propria
Anatomical term for the artery that supplies the liver, branching from the common hepatic artery.
The proper hepatic artery branches off from the common hepatic artery.
Compound of 固有 (こゆう, 'inherent, proper') + 肝 (かん, 'liver') + 動脈 (どうみゃく, 'artery'). The term is a direct anatomical designation.