musculophrenic artery

8.1

A blood vessel that supplies the lower front ribs and the diaphragm muscle

noun
/ˌmʌskjʊloʊˈfrɛnɪk ˈɑːrtəri/

Specialized

: arteria musculofrénica

During surgery, care was taken not to damage the musculophrenic artery near the diaphragm.

Examples

The musculophrenic artery supplies blood to the diaphragm.
A blockage in the musculophrenic artery can affect diaphragm function and breathing.
The musculophrenic artery supplies blood to several intercostal muscles on each side.
Surgeons often examine the musculophrenic artery during thoracic procedures.
A blockage in the musculophrenic artery can affect diaphragm function and breathing.
During surgery, care was taken not to damage the musculophrenic artery near the diaphragm.
Surgeons often examine the musculophrenic artery during thoracic procedures.

Synonyms

arteria musculophrenica

vsmusculophrenic artery

Specialized

9.9

An artery that supplies blood to the lower muscles between the ribs, the breathing muscle, and the belly wall

focuses on origin from internal thoracic artery and anterior intercostal supply

Surface Forms

musculophrenic artery singular

musculophrenic arteries plural

Morphology

musculophrenic + artery

The compound head 'musculophrenic' is a technical medical combining form (musculo- + phrenic) unfamiliar to an average B1 learner, and its specific anatomical sense (an artery supplying the diaphragm and lower intercostal spaces) cannot be inferred from the common word 'artery' alone. Because the critical constituent is specialized and rare, the overall meaning is not derivable by learners who only know basic word meanings.

Etymology

Musculophrenic artery comes from two parts: musculo meaning 'muscle' and phrenic meaning 'diaphragm', the main breathing muscle. It is an artery that runs along the chest to give blood to the chest muscles and the diaphragm, so the name shows what the artery does.