The appendicular artery (appendiceal artery) is a terminal branch of the ileocolic artery that descends behind the termination of the ileum and enters the mesoappendix of the vermiform appendix. It runs near the free margin of the mesoappendix and ends in branches which supply the appendix. ...
<anatomy, artery> The branch of the ileocolic artery that descends posterior to the terminal ileum in the mesoappendix to supply the vermiform appendix. ... Synonym: arteria appendicularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
origin, ileocolic artery; branches, none; distribution, vermiform appendix.
Type: Term Definitions: 1. the branch of the ileocolic artery that descends posterior to the terminal ileum in the mesoappendix to supply the (vermiform) appendix. Synonyms: arteria appendicularis
[n] - the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the vermiform appendix
arteria appendicularis noun the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the vermiform appendix