external iliac artery

noun

The outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body that passes beneath the inguinal ligament to become the femoral artery.

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Meanings

nounexternal iliac artery (plural external iliac arteries)

plural external iliac arteries

  1. anatomyThe outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body that passes beneath the inguinal ligament to become the femoral artery.
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