NOUN
- the inner branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; divides into several branches that supply blood to the pelvic and gluteal areas
How To Use hypogastric artery In A Sentence
- Hypogastric artery -- internal iliac artery; the inner branch of an iliac artery that conducts blood to the gluteal region. infundibuliform Surgical Anatomy
- The lengths of the common iliac and hypogastric arteries bear an inverse proportion to each other, the hypogastric artery being long when the common iliac is short, and vice versa. VI. The Arteries. 5b. The Common Iliac Arteries