- arteria
- SYN: artery. SEE ALSO: branch. [L. from G. a., the windpipe, later an artery as distinct from a vein]- arteriae alveolares superiores anteriores [TA] SYN: anterior superior alveolar arteries, under artery.- a. anastomotica auricularis magna SYN: atrial anastomotic branch of circumflex branch of left coronary artery.- a. anastomotica magna 1. SYN: inferior ulnar collateral artery. 2. SYN: descending genicular artery.- arteriae caroticotympanicae (arteriae carotidis internae) [TA] SYN: caroticotympanic arteries (of internal carotid artery), under artery.- a. cervicalis superficialis SYN: superficial cervical artery. SEE ALSO: superficial branch of the transverse cervical artery.- a. cervicovaginalis SYN: cervicovaginal artery.- a. collicularis [TA] SYN: collicular artery.- a. gastroepiploica dextra SYN: right gastroomental artery.- arteriae gastroepiploicae gastroomental arteries, under artery.- a. gastroepiploica sinistra SYN: left gastroomental artery.- arteriae gastro-omentales [TA] SYN: gastroomental arteries, under artery.- a. gastroomentalis dextra [TA] SYN: right gastroomental artery.- a. gastroomentalis sinistra [TA] SYN: left gastroomental artery.- arteriae intercostales posteriores I et II SYN: first and second posterior intercostal arteries, under artery.- arteriae intercostales posteriores III-XI [TA] SYN: posterior intercostal arteries 3–11, under artery.- arteriae intercostales posteriores prima et secunda [TA]- a. intermesenterica SYN: ascending artery (2).- arteriae labiales anteriores SYN: anterior labial branches of deep external pudendal artery, under branch.- a. lusoria an aberrant right subclavian artery arising from the descending aorta; it passes posterior to the esophagus, often producing dysphagia.- arteriae malleolares posteriores laterales SYN: lateral malleolar branch (of fibular peroneal artery).- arteriae malleolares posteriores mediales SYN: medial malleolar branches (of posterior tibial artery), under branch.- a. masseterica [TA] SYN: masseteric artery.- arteriae musculares (arteriae ophthalmicae) [TA] SYN: muscular arteries (of ophthalmic artery), under artery.- arteriae nervorum arteries to nerves.- arteriae palpebrales (laterales et mediales) [TA] SYN: (lateral and medial) palpebral arteries, under artery.- a. pancreaticoduodenalis superior (anterior et posterior) SYN: (anterior and posterior) superior pancreaticoduodenal artery.- arteriae parietales (laterales et mediales) [TA] SYN: (lateral and medial) parietal arteries, under artery.- arteriae parieto- occipitales SYN: parieto-occipital branches (of anterior cerebral artery), under branch.- arteriae perforantes arteriae profundae femoris [TA] SYN: perforating arteries (of deep femoral artery), under artery.- arteriae perforantes radiatae (renis) [TA] SYN: perforating radiate arteries (of kidney), under artery.- a. pericallosa [TA] SYN: pericallosal artery.- a. pericardiacophrenica [TA] SYN: pericardiacophrenic artery.- arteriae pontis [TA] SYN: pontine arteries, under artery.- a. prepancreatica [TA] SYN: prepancreatic artery.- a. pterygomeningealis [TA] SYN: pterygomeningeal artery.- arteriae pudendae externae [TA] SYN: (superficial and deep) external pudendal arteries, under artery.- a. quadrigeminalis collicular artery.- arteriae radiculares (anterior et posterior) SYN: (anterior and posterior) radicular arteries, under artery.- a. retroduodenalis [TA] SYN: retroduodenal artery.- a. segmentalis lateralis [TA] SYN: lateral basal segmental artery. See left pulmonary artery, right pulmonary artery.- a. segmentalis medialis [TA] SYN: medial basal segmental artery. See left pulmonary artery, right pulmonary artery.- a. suprachiasmatica [TA] SYN: suprachiasmatic artery.- a. supraduodenalis [TA] SYN: supraduodenal artery.- a. supraoptica [TA] SYN: supraoptic artery.
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ar·te·ria (ahr-tērґe-ə) pl. arteґriae [L. arteria; from Gr. artēria, possibly from aēr air + tērein to keep, because the arteries were thought to contain air, or from aeirein to lift or attach] [TA] artery.
Medical dictionary. 2011.