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ILIAC ARTERY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

arteria iliaca; iliac artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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)

Credits

 Context examples: 

One of two (deep circumflex and superficial circumflex) iliac arteries that supply the lower abdomen, inguinal lymph nodes, sartorius, and tensor fasciae latae.

(Circumflex Iliac Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

Any artery arising from the common iliac artery.

(Common Iliac Artery Branch, NCI Thesaurus)

The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery.

(Femoral Artery, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An artery arising from the anterior or posterior trunk of the internal iliac artery that supplies the ilium and pubic bones as well as the obturator and adductor muscles.

(Obturator Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymph node located along the external iliac artery.

(External Iliac Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)

An external iliac artery branch that supplies blood to the anterior abdominal wall.

(Epigastric Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

An artery arising from the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta which then bifurcates forming the internal and external iliac arteries.

(Common Iliac Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

The portion of the descending aorta that lies within the abdomen, beginning below the diaphragm and ending at its division into the right and left common iliac arteries.

(Abdominal Aorta, NCI Thesaurus)

Any artery arising from the external iliac artery.

(External Iliac Artery Branch, NCI Thesaurus)

A vein in the lower torso accompanying the external iliac artery that connects the femoral vein with the common iliac vein.

(External Iliac Vein, NCI Thesaurus)