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HYPOGASTRIC ARTERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hypogastric artery mean?
• HYPOGASTRIC ARTERY (noun)
The noun HYPOGASTRIC ARTERY has 1 sense:
1. the inner branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; divides into several branches that supply blood to the pelvic and gluteal areas
Familiarity information: HYPOGASTRIC ARTERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The inner branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; divides into several branches that supply blood to the pelvic and gluteal areas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
hypogastric artery; internal iliac artery
Hypernyms ("hypogastric artery" is a kind of...):
arteria iliaca; iliac artery (one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs)
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