uterine artery

English Thesaurus

1. a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina (noun.body)

hypernym	:	arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery,
definition	:	a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body (noun.body)

part meronym	:	uterus, womb,
definition	:	a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus (noun.body)