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arteria axillaris

arteria axillaris

7.9
The main artery that runs through the armpit and carries blood to the arm
  • noun
  • /ɑrˈtɪəriə ækˈsɪlɛrɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria axilar
  • Injury to the arteria axillaris can cause significant bleeding and complicate trauma cases.

Examples

  • The surgeon carefully isolated the arteria axillaris during the shoulder procedure.

  • The arteria axillaris is crucial for arm circulation.

  • The arteria axillaris is commonly examined when assessing arm blood supply.

  • Surgeons often examine the arteria axillaris during procedures.

  • The arteria axillaris is commonly examined when assessing arm blood supply.

  • Injury to the arteria axillaris can cause significant bleeding and complicate trauma cases.

  • The surgeon carefully isolated the arteria axillaris during the shoulder procedure.

Synonyms

axillary artery
vsarteria axillaris
  • Specialized
6.5

A large blood vessel that passes through the armpit and carries blood to the arm

is the same meaning but presented in a different naming form

Surface Forms

arteria axillaris singular
arteriae axillares plural

Morphology

arteria + axillaris

Although the constituents are Latin-form terms rather than everyday English words, the compound is fully compositional: 'arteria' corresponds to 'artery' and 'axillaris' to 'axillary' / 'of the armpit', so the phrase denotes the artery in the armpit. Anatomical Latin naming is cross-linguistically regular, so a learner who knows the constituent meanings can directly derive the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Arteria axillaris comes from Latin: arteria meaning 'artery' and axillaris meaning 'armpit'. It is the main artery that runs through the armpit and gives blood to the arm, so the literal parts of the name explain its modern meaning.