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EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; becomes the femoral artery
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("external iliac artery" is a kind of...):
arteria iliaca; iliac artery (one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs)
Context examples:
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)
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