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arteria metacarpea

arteria metacarpea

9.6
An artery in the hand that runs along a metacarpal bone and gives blood to the back or palm
  • noun
  • /ɑrˈtɪəriə ˌmɛtəˈkɑrpiə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria metacarpiana
  • The arteria metacarpea supplies blood to the hand.

Examples

  • During surgery, the surgeon carefully avoided damaging the arteria metacarpea.

  • The anatomy textbook included a diagram of the arteria metacarpea and its branches.

  • A blockage in the arteria metacarpea can restrict blood flow to the hand.

  • There are two arteriae metacarpea on each hand.

  • A blockage in the arteria metacarpea can restrict blood flow to the hand.

  • During surgery, the surgeon carefully avoided damaging the arteria metacarpea.

  • The anatomy textbook included a diagram of the arteria metacarpea and its branches.

Synonyms

metacarpal artery
vsarteria metacarpea
  • Specialized
6.3

An artery along a hand bone that carries blood to the fingers

is the same concept but focuses on supplying blood to hand regions

Surface Forms

arteria metacarpea singular
arteriae metacarpea plural

Morphology

arteria + metacarpea

The term is compositionally built from 'arteria' (artery) + 'metacarpea' (relating to the metacarpal bones/hand), so its meaning — an artery running along the metacarpals supplying the hand — is directly derivable from the constituents. This formation is a straightforward anatomical compound (and has clear parallels in Romance languages and medical Latin), so if a learner knows the parts the overall meaning is transparent.

Etymology

Arteria metacarpea comes from Latin: arteria means 'artery' and metacarpea means 'of the hand bones'. It literally names an artery that runs along those hand bones, so it refers to the blood vessel that brings blood to the hand.