common interosseous artery


com·mon in·ter·os·se·ous ar·ter·y

[TA] origin, proximal part of ulnar artery; branches, anterior and posterior interosseous. Synonym(s): arteria interossea communis [TA]

com·mon in·ter·os·se·ous ar·te·ry

(kom'ŏn in'tĕr-os'ē-ŭs ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, ulnar; branches, anterior and posterior interosseous.
Synonym(s): arteria interossea communis.

common interosseous artery

A branch of the ulnar artery; the branches of the common interosseous artery include the posterior and the anterior interosseous arteries. See: brachial artery for illus. See also: artery