Definition of Iliolumbar artery

1. Noun. An artery that originates in the internal iliac artery and supplies the pelvic muscles and bones.

Exact synonyms: Arteria Iliolumbalis
Generic synonyms: Arteria, Arterial Blood Vessel, Artery

Medical Definition of Iliolumbar artery

1. Origin, internal iliac; distribution, pelvic muscles and bones; anastomoses, deep circumflex iliac, lumbar. Synonym: arteria iliolumbalis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Iliolumbar Artery

iliocostal muscle
iliocostalis
iliocostalis cervicis
iliocostalis lumborum
iliocostalis muscle
iliocostalis thoracis
iliofemoral
iliofemoral ligament
iliofemoral triangle
iliofemoroplasty
iliohypogastric
iliohypogastric nerve
ilioinguinal
iliolumbar
iliolumbar artery (current term)
iliolumbar ligament
iliolumbar vein
iliometer
ilion
iliopagus
iliopectineal arch
iliopectineal fascia
iliopectineal fossa
iliopectineal ligament
iliopelvic

Literary usage of Iliolumbar artery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy of the Cat by Jacob Ellsworth Reighard, Herbert Spencer Jennings (1901)
"Its terminal branches are distributed to the integument along with the branches of the iliolumbar artery,—supplying the lateral surface of the femur and ..."

2. Operative Surgery by John Shelton Horsley (1921)
"the obturator nerve and the iliolumbar artery. ... the left common iliac vt-in, the psoas magnus muscle, obturator nerve and iliolumbar artery. ..."

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