circumflex_artery (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *circumflex artery*:
NOUN	body	circumflex artery	any of several paired curving arteries

English > *circumflex artery*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	Any of several paired curving arteries.
Narrower	circumflex artery of the thigh, arteria circumflexa femoris	An artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles
	circumflex humeral artery, arteria circumflexa humeri	An artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles
	circumflex iliac artery, arteria circumflexa ilium	An artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle
	circumflex scapular artery, arteria circumflexa scapulae	An artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area
Broader	artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel	A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
Spanish	arteria circunfleja

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