uterine artery
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- noun
- /ˈjuːtərɪn ˈɑːrtəri/
- Specialized
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arteria uterina
- For left and right uterine artery analyses, Doppler indices were measured from the Doppler signal, with qualitative assessment of early diastolic notching.
Examples
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The external iliac artery and uterine artery, located medial to it, were identified using color flow settings.
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Fetal sex and gravidity were not found to modify the association between early pregnancy malaria parasitemia and uterine artery RI.
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Increased uterine artery resistance has been previously shown to be associated with restricted fetal growth.
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Early pregnancy malaria parasitaemia and uterine artery resistance
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However, among undernourished women with early pregnancy malaria, these adaptations may not occur, leading to increased uterine artery resistance.
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Flow velocity waveforms were obtained from the uterine artery near the iliac vessel prior to the division of the uterine artery into branches.
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Flow velocity waveforms were obtained from the uterine artery near the iliac vessel prior to the division of the uterine artery into branches.
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Doppler ultrasound was used to interrogate the flow velocity waveforms in the left and right uterine arteries and the umbilical artery using standard techniques.
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The surgeon explained that she would need to block the blood supply from the uterine artery to treat the fibroids.
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In pregnancy, proper blood flow through the uterine artery is crucial for the development of the fetus.
Synonyms
A blood vessel that carries blood to the uterus and upper part of the vagina
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'uterine' = related to the uterus and 'artery' = a blood vessel, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes the blood vessel supplying the uterus. Anatomical adjective+noun formations are regular and cross-linguistically common, making the sense transparent rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Uterine artery is a simple name: uterine means 'relating to the uterus' and artery means 'a blood vessel', so it refers to the blood vessel that supplies blood to the uterus.