intercostal artery

intercostal artery: intercostal artery n any of the arteries supplying or lying in the intercostal spaces:

a) any of the arteries branching in front directly from the internal thoracic artery to supply the first five or six intercostal spaces or from its branch comprising the musculophrenic artery to supply the lower intercostal spaces called also anterior intercostal artery

b) any of the arteries that branch from the costocervical trunk of the subclavian artery to supply the first or first two intercostal spaces or of the nine or 10 arteries that branch from the aorta to supply the lower intercostal spaces called also posterior intercostal artery

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intercostal artery — noun several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of the rib cage • Syn: ↑arteria intercostalis • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel * * * noun : any of the arteries supplying or lying in the intercostal spaces and… … Useful english dictionary
intercostal artery — a series of arteries extending ventro laterally from the dorsal aorta to serve the intercostal muscles and, as branches, the pectoral and pelvic appendages … Dictionary of ichthyology
Highest intercostal artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria intercostalis suprema GraySubject = 148 GrayPage = 585 Caption = The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. (Highest intercostal artery labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = BranchFrom =… … Wikipedia
anterior intercostal artery — n INTERCOSTAL ARTERY (a) … Medical dictionary
posterior intercostal artery — n INTERCOSTAL ARTERY (b) … Medical dictionary
intercostal artery first posterior — arteria intercostalis posterior prima … Medical dictionary
intercostal artery highest — arteria intercostalis suprema … Medical dictionary
intercostal artery second posterior — arteria intercostalis posterior secunda … Medical dictionary
intercostal artery superior — arteria intercostalis suprema … Medical dictionary
intercostal artery supreme — arteria intercostalis suprema … Medical dictionary

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