Definition

1. Noun:
   • The artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries: The ovarian artery is a paired blood vessel in females. In human anatomy, each artery typically arises directly from the abdominal aorta, descends, and supplies oxygenated blood to an ovary and its surrounding structures, such as the fallopian tube.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • During the surgery, the surgeon carefully ligated the ovarian artery.
  • A blockage in the ovarian artery can compromise blood flow to the ovary.

Advanced Usage

• In medical contexts: The term is used precisely in anatomy, surgery, gynecology, and radiology reports.
  • The angiogram showed a normal caliber of the right ovarian artery.

Variants and Related Words

• Arteria ovarica: The Latin anatomical term synonymous with "ovarian artery."
• Ovarian vein: The corresponding vein that drains deoxygenated blood from the ovary.
• Gonadal artery: A broader term that can refer to either the ovarian artery in females or the testicular artery in males.

Synonyms

• Arteria ovarica (Latin term used in formal anatomical nomenclature).

Related Anatomical Structures (Not Phrasal Verbs or Idioms)

• Abdominal aorta: The large artery from which the ovarian arteries typically branch.
• Ovarian plexus: The network of nerves surrounding the ovarian artery.
• Utero-ovarian anastomosis: The connection between the ovarian artery and the uterine artery, which provides collateral blood supply.

Noun

1. the artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries