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lumbar artery — noun one of four or five pairs of arteries that originate in the abdominal aorta and supply the lumbar vertebrae and the back muscles and abdominal wall • Syn: ↑arteria lumbalis • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel * * * noun :… … Useful english dictionary
Lumbar branch of iliolumbar artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus lumbalis arteriae iliolumbalis GraySubject = 155 GrayPage = 621 Caption = The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Iliolumbar artery not labeled, but Iliolumbar vein visible at center right.)… … Wikipedia
Artery of Adamkiewicz — Artery: Artery of Adamkiewicz Latin rami spinales arteriae vertebralis Supplies lumbar enlargement of lower spinal cord[1] Source abdominal aorta, vertebral artery … Wikipedia
Artery to the ductus deferens — Artery: Artery to the ductus deferens The scrotum. The penis has been turned upward, and the anterior wall of the scrotum has been removed. (Deferential artery labeled at center right.) Latin arteria ductus deferentis … Wikipedia
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
Obturator artery — Artery: Obturator artery The relations of the femoral and abdominal inguinal rings, seen from within the abdomen. Right side. (Obturator artery is visible at bottom.) … Wikipedia
Lumbar vertebrae — Infobox Bone Name = Lumbar vertebrae Latin = GraySubject = 23 GrayPage = 104 Caption = A typical lumbar vertebra Caption2 = Vertebral column. Precursor = System = Artery = median sacral artery Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
Lumbar arteries — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriae lumbales GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 612 Caption = The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Lumbar arteries not labeled, but third lumbar vein labeled at center top.) Caption2 = BranchFrom … Wikipedia
Lumbar veins — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = venae lumbales GraySubject = 173 GrayPage = 678 Caption = The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Third lumbar labeled at center top.) DrainsFrom = DrainsTo = Inferior vena cava Artery = Lumbar… … Wikipedia
artery of Adamkiewicz — an unusually large anterior segmental medullary artery arising from an intersegmental branch of the aorta, varying from the lower thoracic to the upper lumbar level, and traveling posteriorly to supply the spinal cord by anastomosing with the… … Medical dictionary
