Definition of Axillary artery

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

Medical Definition of Axillary artery

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Axillary Artery

axigluon
axigluons
axil
axile
axile placentation
axilla
axilla thermometer
axillae
axillar
axillaries
axillars
axillary
axillary anaesthesia
axillary arch
axillary arch muscle
axillary artery (current term)
axillary cavity
axillary dissection
axillary fascia
axillary fold
axillary fossa
axillary glands
axillary hair
axillary hairs
axillary line
axillary lymph nodes
axillary nerve
axillary nerve injury
axillary neuropathy
axillary node

Literary usage of Axillary artery

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

1. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1897)
"The axillary artery and vein, with the brachial plexus of nerves, extend obliquely along the outer boundary of the axillary space, from its apex to its base ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1864)
"X.—Case of Aneurism of the axillary artery. ... 1863, from the Lincoln Hospital, Washington, with an aneurism of the right axillary artery, the result of a ..."

3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"The dissector should now thoroughly clean the distal parts of the axillary artery and vein ; the medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm, which lies in the ..."

4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The branches of the axillary artery vary considerably in different subjects. ... Sometimes the axillary artery divides into the radial and ulnar arteries, ..."

5. The Anatomy of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1802)
"... which this leads to in wounds of the axillary artery is too obvious to need any further explanation. II. OF THE axillary artery. ..."

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