testicular artery

testicular artery definition - medical

testicular artery

noun
An artery with origin in the aorta, with branches to the ureteral, cremasteric, and epididymal arteries, with distribution to the testicle, and with anastomoses to the branches of the renal, inferior epigastric, and deferential arteries. Also called internal spermatic artery.

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