UTERINE ARTERY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina

Synonyms:

arteria uterina; uterine artery

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Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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

uterus; womb (a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus)

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