n 1  :  a branch of the celiac artery that passes to the cardiac end of the stomach and along the lesser curvature - called also left gastric artery  - see RIGHT GASTRIC ARTERY   2  :  any of several branches of the splenic artery distributed to the greater curvature of the stomach .
 
 
 
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