thoracic artery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of thoracic artery
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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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
The thoracic area seems to be most "efficiently" arranged when the thoracic artery arises opposite the apex of the costal process, from whatever main artery is closest to that site.
From Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae by Marion Anne Jenkinson
I have not used the terms "internal mammary" and "intercostal" artery as substitutes for "thoracic" artery, except when referring to the work of others.
From Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae by Marion Anne Jenkinson
The particular site of attachment of the thoracic artery is of limited value as a taxonomic character.
From Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae by Marion Anne Jenkinson
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