ARTERIA OVARICA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries

Synonyms:

arteria ovarica; ovarian artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("arteria ovarica" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("arteria ovarica" is a part of...):

ovary ((vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone)

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