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Cremasteric artery

Arteria cremasterica

  • Synonym: External spermatic artery
  • Related terms: Cremasteric artery male

Definition

Antoine Micheau

The cremasteric artery (external spermatic artery) in male, is a branch of the inferior epigastric artery which accompanies the spermatic cord, and supplies the Cremaster and other coverings of the cord, anastomosing with the testicular artery (internal spermatic artery).

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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