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deep ar·ter·y of pe·nis

[TA]
origin, terminal branch (with dorsal artery of penis) of the internal pudendal artery; distribution, corpus cavernosum of the penis via capillary beds and via helicine arteries and arteriovenous anastomoses to produce an erection.
Synonym(s): arteria profunda penis [TA]
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deep ar·te·ry of pe·nis

(dēp ahr'tĕr-ē pē'nis) [TA]
Origin, terminal branch (with dorsal artery of penis) of the internal pudendal artery; distribution, corpus cavernosum of the penis through capillary beds and through helicine arteries and arteriovenous anastomoses to produce erection.
Synonym(s): arteria profunda penis [TA] .
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The second, the deep artery of the penis, supplied blood to the corpus cavernosus penis.
According to the some literature reported that the artery of the penis divided into three branches, the artery of the bulb of the penis, the deep artery of the penis, and the dorsal artery of the penis.
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