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thoracic artery

American  

noun

Anatomy.
  1. any of several arteries that distribute blood to the muscles and organs of the thorax: used as a replacement artery in coronary bypass surgery.


Etymology

Origin of thoracic artery

First recorded in 1720–30

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The internal thoracic artery, or mammary artery, supplies blood to the thymus, the pericardium of the heart, and the anterior chest wall.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

It then gives rise to three major branches: the internal thoracic artery, the vertebral artery, and the thyrocervical artery.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Minor variations in all of the smaller branches of the thoracic artery were common.

From Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae by Jenkinson, Marion Anne

Possibly the thoracic artery has undergone migration but apparent differences in its origin might well be due to differences in other vessels of the thoracic area.

From Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae by Jenkinson, Marion Anne

In doves the thoracic artery arose consistently from the pectoral stem, lateral to the origin of the axillary artery.

From Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae by Jenkinson, Marion Anne

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