common iliac artery

noun

Either of the two large arteries arising from the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta which occurs at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra.

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nouncommon iliac artery (plural common iliac arteries)

plural common iliac arteries

  1. anatomyEither of the two large arteries arising from the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta which occurs at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra.
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