vasa brevis

1. 1.

   several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach

   Synonymsshort gastric arteryarteria gastrica breves

   Broadergastric artery

Questions about vasa brevis

What does vasa brevis mean?

vasa brevis means "several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach".

What is another word for vasa brevis?

Close synonyms include short gastric artery, arteria gastrica breves. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.