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arteria uterina

arteria uterina

8.1
A blood vessel that carries blood to the uterus and upper part of the vagina
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The arteria uterina branches off from the internal iliac artery and is essential for uterine health.

Examples

  • During the surgery, the arteria uterina was carefully preserved to maintain blood flow to the uterus.

  • A blockage in the arteria uterina can lead to complications in pregnancy.

  • The arteria uterina is crucial for uterine health.

  • Surgeons often examine the arteriae uterinae during operations.

  • A blockage in the arteria uterina can lead to complications in pregnancy.

  • During the surgery, the arteria uterina was carefully preserved to maintain blood flow to the uterus.

  • The arteria uterina branches off from the internal iliac artery and is essential for uterine health.

Synonyms

uterine artery
vsarteria uterina
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A blood vessel that carries blood to the uterus and upper part of the vagina

has identical meaning but is the alternative anatomical term

Surface Forms

arteria uterina singular
arteriae uterinae plural

Morphology

arteria + uterina

The compound is compositional: 'arteria' corresponds to 'artery' and 'uterina' to 'uterine/of the uterus', so the meaning 'artery supplying the uterus' follows from the parts. However, the forms are Latin/technical and not standard everyday English, so an average B1 learner (even if they know the English roots) may not reliably recognize these specific morphological forms without domain knowledge. Cross-linguistic similarity to Romance medical terms aids inference for some learners, making the expression partially but not fully transparent.

Etymology

Arteria uterina comes from Latin: arteria means 'artery' and uterina means 'of the uterus'. So it refers to the blood vessel that brings blood to the uterus.