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lateral sacral artery

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Medical Definition of lateral sacral artery

: either of two arteries on each side which arise from the posterior division of the internal iliac artery and of which one passes superiorly and the other inferiorly supplying muscles and skin in the area

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“Lateral sacral artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/lateral%20sacral%20artery. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.

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