precostal anastomosis

precostal anastomosis
a longitudinal anastomosis of intersegmental arteries in the embryo that gives rise to the thyrocervical and costocervical trunks.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Anastomosis — The connection of normally separate parts or spaces so they intercommunicate. An anastomosis may be naturally occurring or artificially constructed and be created during the process of embryonic development or by surgery, trauma or pathological… …   Medical dictionary

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