pudendal artery

pudendal artery definition - medical

pudendal artery

noun
  1. An artery with distribution to the corpus cavernosum of the penis; internal pudendal artery.
  2. An artery with origin in the femoral artery; with distribution to the skin over the pubis, penis, scrotum, or labia majora; and with anastomoses to the dorsal artery of the penis or of the clitoris and to the posterior scrotal or labial arteries; external pudendal artery.

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