radial artery

/ rā′dē-əl /

1. A major artery that follows the course of the radius on the ventral aspect of the forearm to the wrist, where it is felt as a pulse, and enters the hand. It supplies blood mostly to the thumb, index finger, and muscles of the forearm.

Example Sentences

They were in a section of the passage now that corresponded roughly to the statue's radial artery.

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The hand of an emaciated individual may be readily injected, both arteries and veins, by fixing the pipe in the radial artery.

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The pulse at the right radial artery was very indistinct, while the left continued good.

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This aberrant artery anastomosed below the elbow-joint with the radial side of the radial artery.

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In half the cases the radial artery was sclerosed; in the majority the tension was not increased.

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