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Definition of Iliac artery
1. Noun. One of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs.
Group relationships: Ilium
Generic synonyms: Arteria, Arterial Blood Vessel, Artery
Specialized synonyms: Common Iliac Artery, External Iliac Artery, Hypogastric Artery, Internal Iliac Artery
Definition of Iliac artery
1. Noun. (anatomy) One of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Iliac artery
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Iliac Artery
Literary usage of Iliac artery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The external iliac artery is larger in the adult than the internal iliac, ...
The surface line indicating the course of the external iliac artery has been ..."
2. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Allen Thomson, George Dancer Thane (1882)
"The common iliac artery usually does not furnish any named collateral branches.
... In two instances absence of one common iliac artery his been observed, ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1874)
"Immediate Compression of the Common iliac artery for the Prevention of Hemorrhage
during Operations upon the Lower Extremity, particularly in liefer ence. ..."
4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The left common iliac artery divides lower down more frequently than the right.
... The application of a ligature to the common iliac artery may be required ..."
5. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"The external iliac artery is the first or abdominal portion of the great ...
The upper third of the line indicates the position of the common iliac artery. ..."
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