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ARTERIA ILIACA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs
Synonyms:
arteria iliaca; iliac artery
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arteria iliaca" 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 "arteria iliaca"):
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 ("arteria iliaca" is a part of...):
ilium (the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone)
