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axillary artery

axillary artery

6.5
A large blood vessel that passes through the armpit and carries blood to the arm
  • noun
  • /ˈæksɪˌlɛri ˈɑrteri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria axilar
  • Surgeons often monitor the axillary artery during operations.

Examples

  • During the anatomy lecture, we traced the path of the axillary artery from the shoulder to the upper arm.

  • Damage to the axillary artery can lead to serious complications in blood supply to the arm.

  • The surgeon carefully identified the axillary artery before proceeding with the operation.

  • The axillary artery supplies blood to the upper limb.

  • The surgeon carefully clamped the axillary artery before starting the procedure on the patient's arm.

  • During the examination, the doctor found a blockage in the axillary artery, which could affect blood flow to the arm.

  • Understanding the anatomy is crucial, especially how the axillary artery connects the subclavian and brachial arteries.

Synonyms

arteria axillaris
vsaxillary artery
  • Specialized
7.9

The main artery that runs through the armpit and carries blood to the arm

is the same meaning but uses the common English term not the Latin name

Surface Forms

axillary artery singular
axillary arteries plural

Morphology

axillary + artery

The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'axillary' (pertaining to the armpit) with 'artery' (a blood vessel): it denotes the artery located in the armpit region. This is a regular, compositional anatomical term (though technical), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.

Etymology

Axillary artery The noun axillary artery names the main blood vessel that runs through the 'armpit'. The word axillary refers to the 'armpit' and artery is a blood vessel that carries blood to the arm, so the phrase means the artery that supplies the arm.