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thoracic artery

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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

Example Sentences

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

The differences are most easily described by discussing the resulting change in the site of origin of the thoracic artery.

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

Differences in the arteries of the thorax between the two families are described by discussing the resulting different origins of the thoracic artery.

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

In the Galliformes and the Passeriformes there appears to be a graded series in the sites of attachment of the thoracic artery from a lateral to a medial position.

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

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