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DictionarySeearterysuperior intercostal artery
su·preme in·ter·cos·tal ar·ter·y [TA] origin, costocervical trunk; distribution, structures of first and second intercostal spaces via its terminal branches, posterior intercostal arteries 1 and 2; anastomoses, anterior intercostal branches of internal thoracic. Synonym(s): arteria intercostalis suprema [TA], highest intercostal artery, superior intercostal arterysu·preme in·ter·cos·tal ar·te·ry (sŭ-prēm' in'tĕr-kos'tăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, costocervical trunk; distribution, structures of first and second intercostal spaces through its terminal branches, posterior intercostal arteries 1 and 2; anastomoses, anterior intercostal branches of internal thoracic. Synonym(s): arteria intercostalis suprema, highest intercostal artery, superior intercostal artery. superior intercostal artery A branch of the costocervical trunk (from the subclavian artery) that divides to form the intercostal arteries that run in the first two intercostal spaces.See also: artery |