- rami pectorales arteriae thoracoacromialis
- [TA] pectoral branches of thoracoacromial artery: branches that descend between the pectoralis major and minor muscles, supplying these muscles and the mammary gland.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
rami pectorales arteriae thoracoacromialis
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Ramus — In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis is the branch of an artery that goes to the socket of the hip joint. The plural of ramus is rami. * * *… … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
