UTERINE ARTERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does uterine artery mean? 

• UTERINE ARTERY (noun)
  The noun UTERINE ARTERY has 1 sense:

1. a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina

  Familiarity information: UTERINE ARTERY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UTERINE ARTERY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria uterina; uterine artery

Hypernyms ("uterine artery" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("uterine artery" is a part of...):

uterus; womb (a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus)