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ulnar artery

ulnar artery

4.4
A large blood vessel in the arm that brings blood to the forearm, wrist, and hand
  • noun
  • /ˈʌlnər ˈɑrteri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria ulnar
  • During the medical training, we learned how to locate the ulnar artery to assess blood circulation in the forearm.

Examples

  • The preoperative surgical planning included an ulnar artery patency test (Allen test).

    Academic text (2010)

  • For this reason, all patients who undergo this procedure should be tested to ensure a patent palmar arch and ulnar artery.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Deep incisions on both ulnar arteries, the wrists, and one on the external carotid and basilar.

    Absolute Anger (2023)

  • The surgeon examined the ulnar artery to ensure it was supplying adequate blood flow to the patient's hand.

  • An injury to the ulnar artery can significantly affect the blood supply to the wrist and fingers.

Synonyms

arteria ulnaris
vsulnar artery
  • Specialized
7.8

A large blood vessel that carries blood to the forearm, wrist and hand

is the identical anatomical term but in a different linguistic form

Surface Forms

ulnar artery singular
ulnar arteries plural

Morphology

ulnar + artery

The term is compositionally transparent: 'ulnar' means 'pertaining to the ulna/forearm' and 'artery' is a blood vessel, so together they denote an artery associated with the ulna/forearm. This adjective+noun anatomical naming is standard and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Ulnar artery gets its name from the bone ulna and the word 'artery'. This blood vessel runs along the ulna on the little-finger side of the forearm, so ulnar artery means the artery that brings blood to the forearm, wrist, and hand.