Definition of Arteria axillaris

1. Noun. The 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.

Exact synonyms: Axillary Artery
Generic synonyms: Arteria, Arterial Blood Vessel, Artery
Group relationships: Armpit, Axilla, Axillary Cavity, Axillary Fossa

Medical Definition of Arteria axillaris

1. The continuation of the subclavian artery; it distributes over the upper limb, axilla, chest and shoulder. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteria Axillaris

arteria alveolaris inferior
arteria alveolaris superior
arteria alveolaris superior posterior
arteria anastomotica auricularis magna
arteria anastomotica magna
arteria angularis
arteria aorta
arteria appendicularis
arteria arcuata
arteria articularis azygos
arteria ascendens
arteria auditiva interna
arteria auricularis
arteria auricularis posterior
arteria auricularis profunda
arteria axillaris (current term)
arteria basilaris
arteria brachialis
arteria brachialis superficialis
arteria buccalis
arteria caecalis anterior
arteria caecalis posterior
arteria calcarina
arteria callosomarginalis
arteria canalis pterygoidei
arteria carotis

Literary usage of Arteria axillaris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medicinisch-chirurgische Rundschau (1864)
"... der arteria axillaris nach einer Schusswunde; yon Dr. M. Ca 11 ... dass nämlich die arteria axillaris verwundet worden sei und sich spontan geschlossen ..."

2. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"it is a small branch which runs down along the bone in the groove in which the tendon of the biceps lies. arteria axillaris. FLAN OF THE 2. ..."

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