acromiothoracic artery
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Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
Thoracoacromial artery — Infobox Artery Name = Thoracoacromial artery Latin = arteria thoracoacromialis GraySubject = 149 GrayPage = 588 Caption = Branches of axillary artery, including thoracoacromial artery Caption2 = The scapular and circumflex arteries.… … Wikipedia
arteria thoracoacromialis — [TA] thoracoacromial artery: origin, axillary artery; branches, clavicular, pectoral, deltoid, acromial rami; distribution, deltoid, clavicular, and thoracic regions. Called also acromiothoracic artery, thoracicoacromial artery, and thoracic axis … Medical dictionary
Mohrenheim space — a groove on the deltoid muscle for the cephalic vein and a branch of the acromiothoracic artery … Medical dictionary
thoracoacromial — Relating to the acromion and the thorax; denoting especially the t. artery. SYN: acromiothoracic, thoracicoacromial. * * * tho·ra·co·acro·mi·al (thor″ə ko ə kroґme əl) pertaining to the thorax and the acromion … Medical dictionary
