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Medical Definition of Umbilical arteries
1. Either of a pair of arteries originating from the internal iliac artery and passing through the umbilical cord to carry blood from the foetus to the placenta. (12 Dec 1998)
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1. Either of a pair of arteries originating from the internal iliac artery and passing through the umbilical cord to carry blood from the foetus to the placenta. (12 Dec 1998)