HyperDic: axillary_artery

English > 1 sense of the expression axillary artery:
NOUNbodyaxillary artery, arteria axillaristhe part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below
English > axillary artery: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below.
Synonymarteria axillaris
Part ofarmpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossaThe hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
Broaderartery, arteria, arterial blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
Spanisharteria axilar
Catalanartèria axil·lar

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