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OVARIAN ARTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries
Synonyms:
arteria ovarica; ovarian artery
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ovarian artery" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
Holonyms ("ovarian artery" is a part of...):
ovary ((vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone)