brachiocephalic

British  

/ ˌbreɪkɪəsɪˈfælɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or supplying the arm and head

   brachiocephalic artery

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Example Sentences

Male mice exposed to microplastics developed 63% more plaque in the aortic root, the segment of the aorta connected to the heart, and 624% more plaque in the brachiocephalic artery, a major vessel branching from the aorta in the upper chest.

From Science Daily

A CT angiogram showed areas of significant constriction of his right brachiocephalic trunk, one of the large blood vessels near Nova’s heart, as the cause of cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia, an irregular or abnormal heartbeat.

From Washington Times

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From Scientific American

The aortic trunk is very short, sends off the coronary arteries and then the left aorta brachiocephalica, while the rest divides into the right brachiocephalic and the aorta descendens.

From Project Gutenberg

Each brachiocephalic soon sends off its subclavian, while in the normal or more usual cases the rest proceeds as the carotid trunk, inclusive of the vertebral artery.

From Project Gutenberg