what does vasa brevis mean?

VASA BREVIS as NOUN

Meaning
- several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach
Synonym(s)
- arteria gastrica breves (what does arteria gastrica breves mean?)
- short gastric artery (what does short gastric artery mean?)
Hypernyms(s) vasa brevis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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