thoracic artery

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noun Anatomy.

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

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Also called mammary artery.

Origin of thoracic artery

First recorded in 1720–30

Words nearby thoracic artery

thong, Thor, thorac-, thoracentesis, thoracic, thoracic artery, thoracic duct, thoraco-, thoracoplasty, thoracoscope, thoracostomy

How to use thoracic artery in a sentence

The thoracic artery arises from the subclavian opposite the base of the coracoid artery, or from the base of the coracoid artery.
Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae|Marion Anne Jenkinson
Minor variations in all of the smaller branches of the thoracic artery were common.
Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae|Marion Anne Jenkinson
Occasionally a small artery could be traced from the main trunk of the thoracic artery to that muscle.
Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae|Marion Anne Jenkinson
The thoracic artery usually passes ventral to M. costi-sternalis anterior.
Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae|Marion Anne Jenkinson

From the ventral trunk of the thoracic artery a variable number of small vessels arises to supply the costosternal articulations.
Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae|Marion Anne Jenkinson