EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY

Pronunciation (US):

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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:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("external iliac artery" is a kind of...):

arteria iliaca; iliac artery (one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs)

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 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)