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ARTERIA BRACHIALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria brachialis mean?
• ARTERIA BRACHIALIS (noun)
The noun ARTERIA BRACHIALIS has 1 sense:
1. the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow
Familiarity information: ARTERIA BRACHIALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
arteria brachialis; brachial artery
Hypernyms ("arteria brachialis" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
Holonyms ("arteria brachialis" is a part of...):
arm (a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb)
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