HyperDic: circumflex_artery

English > 1 sense of the expression circumflex artery:
NOUNbodycircumflex arteryany of several paired curving arteries
English > circumflex artery: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAny of several paired curving arteries.
Narrowercircumflex artery of the thigh, arteria circumflexa femorisAn artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles
circumflex humeral artery, arteria circumflexa humeriAn artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles
circumflex iliac artery, arteria circumflexa iliumAn artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle
circumflex scapular artery, arteria circumflexa scapulaeAn artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area
Broaderartery, arteria, arterial blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
Spanisharteria circunfleja

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