arteria hepatica

English Thesaurus

1. arteries that supply the liver (noun.body)

hypernym	:	arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery,
definition	:	a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body (noun.body)

part meronym	:	liver,
definition	:	large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes (noun.body)