radial artery
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- noun
- /ˈreɪdiəl ˈɑːrteri/
- Specialized
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arteria radial
- Through a radial artery entry in his right wrist, doctors were able to thread catheters in to take pictures, open the completely blocked right coronary vessel, and put in a stent, Bass said.
- radial artery forearm
- radial artery forearm flap
- radial artery pedicle
Examples
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One of the most common places to check someone's pulse is on the wrist, where the radial artery is located.
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One of the most common places to check someone's pulse is on the wrist, where the radial artery is located.
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If the radial artery pulse is normal or the motion scale is normal, then the score is 1.
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If the radial artery pulse is weakened or disappears, or the motion scale is less than 6, then the score is 0.
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The radial artery is found close to the inside part of your wrist near your thumb.
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Using your middle (long) and index (pointer) fingers, gently feel for the radial artery inside your wrist.
Synonyms
An artery in the forearm that runs from below the elbow to the wrist
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'radial' (pertaining to the radius/forearm) + 'artery' (a blood vessel) yields an artery located along the radius/forearm, so the overall meaning is a straightforward location-based description. Anatomical adjective+noun patterns are cross-linguistically common and follow regular English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer this meaning.
Etymology
Radial artery gets its name from the word radial, which means 'ray' or 'spoke', because this artery runs from the elbow down the forearm toward the wrist like a spoke to the edge of a wheel. So the name shows where it is and explains why people often feel the pulse there.