Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

external iliac artery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: ex-ter-nal il-i-ac artery
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

external iliac arteries (plural)

Questions

What does external iliac artery mean?: 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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