iliac artery
Americannoun
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Also called common iliac artery. either of two large arteries that conduct blood to the pelvis and the legs.
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Also called external iliac artery. the outer branch of an iliac artery that becomes the femoral artery.
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Also called hypogastric artery, internal iliac artery. the inner branch of an iliac artery that conducts blood to the gluteal region.
Etymology
Origin of iliac artery
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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There’s also a blood vessel in the pelvic region called the common iliac artery.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2014
Both the uterine arteries and vaginal arteries, which distribute blood to the vagina, are branches of the internal iliac artery.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The aorta divides at approximately the level of vertebra L4 into a left and a right common iliac artery but continues as a small vessel, the median sacral artery, into the sacrum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Doctors also bypass blockages by grafting sections of an abdominal artery around narrowed branches of the iliac artery that lead to the penis.
From Time Magazine Archive
The common iliac artery, after a short course, divides into the internal and external iliac arteries.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
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