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internal iliac artery

 

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Noun internal iliac artery has 1 sense
  1. internal iliac artery, hypogastric 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
    --1 is a kind of iliac artery, arteria iliaca

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Internal Iliac Artery

Definition: The internal iliac artery is a major blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the pelvic area, including organs such as the bladder, rectum, and reproductive organs.

Usage as a Noun:

Sense 1: In anatomy, the internal iliac artery refers to the main branch of the common iliac artery that is responsible for the blood supply to the pelvis.

Example sentence: The surgeon carefully identified and ligated the branches of the internal iliac artery during the pelvic surgery.

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