radial artery

[ 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.

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How to use radial artery in a sentence

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

    The Jewels of Aptor | Samuel R. Delany
  • The hand of an emaciated individual may be readily injected, both arteries and veins, by fixing the pipe in the radial artery.

    History of Embalming | J. N. Gannal
  • The pulse at the right radial artery was very indistinct, while the left continued good.

    Christopher Carson | John S. C. Abbott
  • This aberrant artery anastomosed below the elbow-joint with the radial side of the radial artery.

    On the Genesis of Species | St. George Mivart
  • In half the cases the radial artery was sclerosed; in the majority the tension was not increased.