iliac artery
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- noun
- /ˈɪliæk ˈɑrteri/
- Specialized
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arteria ilíaca
Examples
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- It's the superficial circumflex iliac artery.
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Usually, this type of injury is associated with severe arterial damage, the internal iliac artery, and adjacent veins.
Academic text (2006) -
The external iliac artery and uterine artery, located medial to it, were identified using color flow settings.
Blog text (3) -
The surgeon carefully repaired the damaged iliac artery during the operation to restore blood flow.
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Excessive bleeding from the iliac artery can lead to serious complications if not addressed immediately.
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After the accident, the doctors monitored the patient's iliac artery to ensure it was not compromised.
Synonyms
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4.6
A large blood vessel from the main vessel in the belly that sends blood to the hips and legs
One of two large blood vessels in the pelvis that carry blood to the legs and pelvic organs
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'iliac' specifies the pelvic region and 'artery' is a blood vessel, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer this refers to an artery in the pelvic/lower abdominal area supplying the legs. This is a standard anatomical compound (cross-linguistically paralleled), making the phrase immediately interpretable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
The noun iliac artery may come from an old word for the 'hip' bone, because iliac points to the hip area and artery means a 'large blood vessel'. These big vessels run near the hip bones and carry blood to the pelvis and legs, so the name shows where the vessel is and what it does.