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internal spermatic artery

internal spermatic artery

8.0
A small blood vessel that carries blood to the testicles
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈtɜrnəl spərˈmætɪk ˈɑrteri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria espermática interna
  • The internal spermatic artery branches off the abdominal aorta and reaches the testicles through the inguinal canal.

Examples

  • A blockage in the internal spermatic artery may lead to testicular atrophy if not treated promptly.

  • Damage to the internal spermatic artery during surgery can affect blood flow to the testes.

  • The internal spermatic artery is crucial for testicular blood supply.

  • Surgeons carefully examine the internal spermatic artery during the procedure.

  • A blockage in the internal spermatic artery may lead to testicular atrophy if not treated promptly.

  • Damage to the internal spermatic artery during surgery can affect blood flow to the testes.

  • The internal spermatic artery branches off the abdominal aorta and supplies blood to the testicles.

Synonyms

arteria testicularis
vsinternal spermatic artery
  • Specialized
9.8

A blood vessel that carries blood to the testicles

is the same meaning but uses the English term instead of Latin
testicular artery
vsinternal spermatic artery
  • Specialized
5.1

A blood vessel that carries blood to the testicles

is the same but refers simply to the aorta without specifying abdominal

Surface Forms

internal spermatic artery singular
internal spermatic arteries plural

Morphology

internal + spermatic + artery

The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'internal' (located within) + 'spermatic' (related to sperm/testes) + 'artery' (blood vessel) straightforwardly denotes a blood vessel inside the spermatic/testicular area. Although anatomical and somewhat technical, the meaning (a vessel supplying the testicles) follows regular adjective+noun composition and would be derivable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Internal spermatic artery is a name that describes the 'blood vessel' that goes to the 'testicles'. The word internal means 'inside', spermatic refers to 'sperm' or the testicle area, and artery means 'blood vessel', so the name literally points to the artery inside the body that supplies the testicles.