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radial artery ThesaurusNoun | 1. | radial artery - branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palmarteria radialisarteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body | Translations
radial artery
radial artery[′rād·ē·əl ′ärd·ə·rē] (anatomy) A branch of the brachial artery in the forearm; principal branches are the radial recurrent and the main artery of the thumb. radial artery
radial [ra´de-al] 1. radiating; spreading outward from a common center.2. pertaining to a radius" >radius.3. pertaining to the radial (lateral) aspect of the arm as opposed to the ulnar (medial) aspect.radial artery an artery in the forearm, wrist, and hand; the one usually used for taking the pulse.ra·di·al ar·ter·y [TA] origin, as terminal branch (with ulnar artery) of the brachial; branches, radial recurrent, dorsal and palmar carpal and metacarpal, dorsal digital, princeps pollicis, radialis indicis, palmar and muscular, and perforating; usually terminates as deep palmar arch. Synonym(s): arteria radialis [TA]ra·di·al ar·te·ry (rā'dē-ăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, brachial; branches, radial recurrent, dorsal metacarpal, dorsal digital, princeps pollicis, radial index, palmar metacarpal, and muscular, carpal, and perforating. Synonym(s): arteria radialis [TA] . AcronymsSeeradiumradial artery Related to radial artery: ulnar artery, radial nerve, femoral artery, brachial arterySynonyms for radial arterynoun branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palmSynonymsRelated Words- arteria
- arterial blood vessel
- artery
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