spermatic artery

spermatic artery

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either of two arteries that originate from the abdominal aorta and travel downwards to supply the testes.

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  • spermatic artery internal — arteria testicularis …   Medical dictionary

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  • spermatic vein — noun : any of the veins leading from the testes, being numerous in man, forming with tributaries from the epididymis the pampiniform plexus in the spermatic cord, and thence accompanying the spermatic artery and eventually uniting to form a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

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