circumflex artery
Noun
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Any of several paired curving arteries (synset 105350047)
is a type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the bodysubtypes:
- arteria circumflexa femoris, circumflex artery of the thigh - an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles
- arteria circumflexa humeri, circumflex humeral artery - an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles
- arteria circumflexa ilium, circumflex iliac artery - an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle
- arteria circumflexa scapulae, circumflex scapular artery - an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area
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