ILIAC ARTERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does iliac artery mean? 

• ILIAC ARTERY (noun)
  The noun ILIAC ARTERY has 1 sense:

1. one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs

  Familiarity information: ILIAC ARTERY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ILIAC ARTERY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria iliaca; iliac artery

Hypernyms ("iliac artery" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "iliac artery"):

common iliac artery (terminal branches of the abdominal aorta)

external iliac artery (the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; becomes the femoral artery)

hypogastric artery; internal iliac artery (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)

Holonyms ("iliac artery" is a part of...):

ilium (the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone)

 Context examples 

A lymph node located along the internal iliac artery.

(Internal Iliac Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)

Any artery arising from the internal iliac artery.

(Internal Iliac Artery Branch, NCI Thesaurus)

A blood vessel that arises from the external iliac artery to supply the muscles and skin of the lower torso with oxygenated blood.

(Deep Circumflex Iliac Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

A blood vessel arising from the external iliac artery with three branches, cremasteric, muscular and pubic, which supply oxygenated blood to the lower abdomen.

(Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

A blood vessel arising from the anterior side of the internal iliac artery that supplies the base of the bladder, prostate gland and seminal vesicles.

(Inferior Vesical Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

A blood vessel arising from the internal iliac artery that supplies blood to the pelvic muscles and bones.

(Iliolumbar Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

An artery arising from the bifurcation of the common iliac artery in the lower torso.

(External Iliac Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

A short thick blood vessel arising from the bifurcation of the common iliac artery with numerous branches that supply the organs, walls and viscera of the pelvis as well as the inner thigh.

(Internal Iliac Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymph node located adjacent to the common iliac artery.

(Common Iliac Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)

The common iliac artery situated on the left side of the body.

(Left Common Iliac Artery, NCI Thesaurus)