1. a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus; [syn: left gastric artery, arteria gastrica sinistra]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
left gastric artery
n 1: a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser
curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the
esophagus [syn: left gastric artery, arteria gastrica
sinistra]